SeoulNorth Korea laid 960,000 border mines since 2024, Seoul’s military says.
Soldiers on both sides now patrol a line they disagree on.
Pyongyang began fortifying the border in April 2024 after redefining ties as those between two hostile states, South Korea’s military told lawmakers.
Pyongyang denies responsibility for the 21 September blasts that wounded 3 South Korean soldiers.
South Korea proposed military talks Friday, but Pyongyang ignored a similar offer last November.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 200+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story very differently.
- 경향신문 leans critical
- emphasizes Seoul's UN Security Council letter calling the mine blast a violation of the Armistice Agreement
- 朝日新聞デジタル leans critical
- foregrounds the MDL dispute: 50 North Korean crossings this year and the unanswered November proposal
- The New York Times leans critical
- places the border mines inside an arms race fed by Russia, which gives Pyongyang a combat lab for drones and missiles
- The Straits Times leans critical
- reports the 960,000-mine estimate disclosed to lawmakers and contrasts it with the 2 million figure cited by the unification minister
- The Star
Sources: 경향신문, 朝日新聞デジタル, The New York Times, The Straits Times, The Star