North Korea installing more landmines despite accidents, South Korea says


SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean soldiers have been installing landmines and barriers and creating wasteland along the front line for months despite accidents, South Korea's military said on Wednesday.

North Korea's military has continued its work forcibly despite multiple casualties caused by some 10 accidents involving landmine explosions and heat illness, according to a statement provided by the defence ministry citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

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