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North Korea suspected of planting nearly 100 mines along DMZ
North Korea suspected of planting nearly 100 mines along DMZ SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) -North Korea has planted nearly one million land mines in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) over the last two years, the South Korea military reported during the parliamentary hearing period. The military estimated that North Korean troops had laid about 960,000 mines during the period, according to multiple lawmakers’ offices on the National Assembly’s intelligence and defense committees. Pyongyang has been reinforcing the frontier after redefin October 23, 2026