All posts tagged "mine"

  • A South Korean soldier re-enacts planting of a wooden-box mine on the south side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) fence near the city of Paju, on Aug. 9, 2015, in this photo released on Aug. 10, by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. North Korea is believed to have masterminded the Aug. 4 incident in which the explosion of wooden-box mines severed the legs of two South Korean staff sergeants on a regular scouting mission, the Defense Ministry said Aug. 10. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea forces resignation of commander in charge of mine blast

    By Brian Han Months after the mine blast along the Demilitarized Zone that left two South Korean soldiers in critical condition, it was revealed that North Korea forced the resignation of a military commander directly involved with...

    • Posted November 12, 2015
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  • In this Aug. 9, 2015, photo provided by the Defense Ministry, an unidentified South Korean army official, second from right, gives a briefing to the media at the scene of a blast inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea. Vowing to hit back, South Korea said Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, that North Korean soldiers laid the three mines that exploded last week at the border and maimed two South Korean soldiers. (The Defense Ministry via AP)
    N. Korea behind recent mine explosion in DMZ: Defense Ministry

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea is believed to have masterminded the bloody explosion of land mines in the demilitarized zone last week, the Defense Ministry said Monday, in the latest military provocation by the North, happening just...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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