Many of North Korean soldiers crossed the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Tuesday but retreated after warning shots were fired, according to the media sources.
‘Landmine explosions near the border injured multiple North Korean soldiers’, said the South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The JCS said that Pyongyang had recently deployed troops in the area to clear scrub and lay mines, as relations between the two Koreas descend rapidly.
It added, ‘The Tuesday crossing like a previous one on June 9 was accidental, with some 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers carrying work tools involved in the incident’.
A JCS official said, ‘Dozens of North Korean troops crossed the Military Demarcation Line today and retreated northwards after warning shots were fired’.
The official added, ‘North Korean soldiers tasked with reinforcing the border had suffered multiple casualties from repeated landmine explosion incidents’.
The official also said that Pyongyang’s activities seemed to be a measure to strengthen internal control, such as blocking North Korean troops and North Koreans from defecting to the South.
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