Accounts conflict Responsibility for the mines that caused the blast and whether North Korean troops crossed the border
South Korea’s joint investigation concluded that North Korean forces planted the mines south of the MDL and caused the blast.
Sources (2)
Kwon Dae-won, South Korean Joint Chiefs general · our summary of The Hankyoreh
As quoted in Korean, with a machine translation
“북한이 소위 국경선 요새화 작업을 빌미로 군사분계선(MDL) 이남에 설치한 수지반보병지뢰에 의해 군사분계선 이남에서 정상적으로 작전을 수행하던 우리 장병이 큰 부상을 당한 것으로 최종 판단했다”
Machine translation: “It was finally determined that one of our soldiers, who was carrying out normal operations south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), was seriously injured by a resin…”
South Korea's military · our summary of Yonhap News Agency
North Korea denied responsibility, accused Seoul of fabricating its findings and said its soldiers had never crossed the border.
Sources (2)
North Korea · our summary of Yonhap News Agency
Kim Yo-Jong, Workers’ Party of Korea official · our summary of TASS, via KCNA
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