North Korea tells UN South fabricated landmine incident

Key facts

• North Korea accused South Korea of fabricating a September landmine incident.
• Pyongyang denied responsibility for the blasts.
• The UN Command said a North Korean mine across the line violated the armistice.

North Korea said it had written to the UN Security Council, accusing South Korea of fabricating a September landmine incident and endangering troops working to fortify the border, state media KCNA reported on Monday. The letter claimed Seoul was using the incident to depict Pyongyang's border construction as a military incursion and warned violations of its sovereignty could trigger self-defense. The incident involved explosions on September 21 in the Demilitarised Zone between the two Koreas that seriously hurt two South Korean soldiers. Seoul subsequently said mines North Korea planted south of the Military Demarcation Line caused the blasts, and the UN Command said a North Korean mine across the line violated the armistice. Pyongyang has denied responsibility.