All posts tagged "mines"

  • A South Korean soldier re-enacts planting of a wooden-box mine on the south side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) fence near the city of Paju, on Aug. 9, 2015, in this photo released on Aug. 10, by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. North Korea is believed to have masterminded the Aug. 4 incident in which the explosion of wooden-box mines severed the legs of two South Korean staff sergeants on a regular scouting mission, the Defense Ministry said Aug. 10. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea denies role in DMZ mine blasts, demands proof

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea Friday denied its involvement in the landmine explosion on the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone, demanding Seoul provide solid proof. North Korea’s National Defense Commission said in a statement that...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • A South Korean soldier re-enacts planting of a wooden-box mine on the south side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) fence near the city of Paju, on Aug. 9, 2015, in this photo released on Aug. 10, by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. North Korea is believed to have masterminded the Aug. 4 incident in which the explosion of wooden-box mines severed the legs of two South Korean staff sergeants on a regular scouting mission, the Defense Ministry said Aug. 10. (Yonhap)
    South demands North’s apology, punishment over mines blast

    SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) — South Korea urged North Korea Tuesday to offer an apology over the deadly detonation of its land mines as Seoul’s defense chief vowed to seize initiative along the heavily fortified border. South...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • South Korean soldiers sweep for landmines. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea plants landmines in DMZ apparently to prevent soldiers fleeing

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea has been planting anti-personnel mines alongside the inter-Korean border for the past couple of months to prevent North Korean soldiers from fleeing to South Korea, a South Korean official said Sunday. “Under...

    • Posted June 13, 2015
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  • In this photo provided by the United Nations, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, right, presents actor Daniel Craig, center, with a document designating him as the UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards, at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, April 14, 2015. At left is Agnès Marcaillou, Director of the UN Mine Action Service. (Evan Schneider/The United Nations via AP)
    UN chief gives 007 a special mission _ to eliminate mines

    United Nation (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Daniel Craig, who has won international acclaim portraying James Bond, as the first U.N. Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. And Ban has given...

    • Posted April 14, 2015
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