South Korea Accuses North Korea Of Planting Mine That Maimed Two Soldiers

South Korea has given North Korea a severe warning, stating that Pyongyang would face a "pitiless penalty" for allegedly laying two landmines that severely injured two South Korean soldiers who were patrolling the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two countries last week.

The blast from the landmine caused one of the soldiers to have a part of each leg amputated, while the other had to have one foot removed at the ankle, the South Korean Defense Ministry said, according to CNN.

Maj. Gen. Koo Hong-mo, director of operations of the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff, states that North Korea shall pay gravely for the violent, unprovoked attack. "North Korea will pay a harsh price proportionate to the provocation that North Korea made," he said.

South Korea's Defense Ministry has stated that it believes the North Korean soldiers secretly crossed the border and laid the mines on the side the DMZ that belongs to South Korea. Inspections done on the area of the blast revealed splinters, suggesting the the mines used were wood box mines, which are commonly used by North Korea, reports Fox News.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea has issued a strong statement demanding an apology from the North and also urging the Communist state to punish those who were responsible for the attack.

North Korea, however, has remained mum on the incident.

North Korea has made a name for itself as a Communist state that exists quite independently, without much contact from other countries. Just recently, as covered in this HNGN article, the country implemented its own time zone, setting its clocks back 30 minutes.

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