Seoul, October 2, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Friday again rejected allegations that North Korea was responsible for a recent land mine blast inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) and mocked South Korea’s call to reduce military tensions.
In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim reiterated her earlier denial of responsibility for the explosion, which injured three South Korean soldiers. Her remarks came in response to findings by the South Korean military that blamed North Korea for the blast.
South Korea’s military has urged Pyongyang to apologise for the incident and halt fortification work along the border, Yonhap News Agency reported.
“Explaining in a simple and clear way, this is aimed at shutting down the door forever so that we will have nothing to do with the ROK and even wild animals cannot come and go,” Kim said.
ROK stands for the Republic of Korea, South Korea’s official name. Kim added that North Korea wanted to “cut off the relationship forever” with the South.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday vowed to continue pursuing practical measures to ease military tensions with North Korea, despite the two countries remaining at odds over the blast.
“My administration will consistently pursue practical measures to reduce military tensions between the two Koreas,” Lee said at a ceremony marking the 78th Armed Forces Day.
“For the sake of peace on the Korean Peninsula, the two Koreas must find a way to win together and build trust,” he added.
Kim, however, ridiculed Lee’s remarks, describing them as “the climax of the farce that everyone should watch.”
“Those who wrote the playbook for the farce, directed it and played the actors deserve the precious ‘citation,’” she said.
South Korean Defence Minister Kang Shin-chul said on Tuesday that a North Korean land mine found near the site of the previous week’s explosion inside the DMZ had been buried by North Korean forces and was not a mine that had been washed away.
The South Korean military had discovered a North Korean resin antipersonnel mine on Tuesday near the site of the September 21 blast, south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) separating the two Koreas. The explosion injured three South Korean soldiers, two of whom sustained severe wounds.
“(It was) buried,” Kang said in response to a question from Rep. Yu Yong-weon of the main opposition party. Yu had asked whether the mine was buried in the ground or was one believed to have been washed away.
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