North Korea Labels DMZ Mine Explosion Incident a ‘Farce’
Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong accused Seoul of 'fabricating' evidence that Pyongyang was responsible for the blast.
TL;DR
- North Korea denies responsibility for a landmine explosion in the DMZ that injured two South Korean troops.
- Pyongyang has labeled the South Korean investigation into the incident a 'farce' and a 'provocation.'
- Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, made these statements.
- She compared the current incident to the 2015 'wooden-box mine incident,' also blamed on North Korea.
- The 2015 incident also resulted in injuries to two South Korean soldiers and led to artillery exchanges before de-escalation.