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Oct 8, 2026 at 3:14 AM ET
JCS chief calls DMZ mine blast a provocation
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
South Korea’s JCS Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung said he had always regarded the Sept. 21 mine blast as a North Korean provocation and pledged to review response measures. A joint JCS-U.N. Command investigation concluded that mines deliberately planted by Pyongyang south of the Military Demarcation Line caused the blast, injuring three South Korean soldiers, two seriously.
WHO: JCS Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung
WHAT: Jin called the DMZ mine blast a North Korean provocation and said the military would review response measures.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026
WHERE: Korean Demilitarized Zone near the inter-Korean border
WHY: Jin’s remarks addressed the military’s omission of the term “provocation” from its Monday briefing, which opposition lawmakers had criticized.
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