据韩联社周一援引军方消息报道,在上周非军事区(DMZ)发生、导致三名韩国士兵受伤的爆炸现场附近,发现了一枚未爆炸的地雷。
An undetonated land mine was spotted near the site of last week’s explosions inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that wounded three South Korean soldiers, Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday, citing military sources.
韩国军方正在调查上周一发生在军事分界线以南的两次爆炸的原因。两名士兵重伤,另一名士兵轻伤。
The South Korean military is investigating the cause of two explosions last Monday south of the Military Demarcation Line separating the two Koreas. Two soldiers were severely wounded and another sustained minor injuries.
参谋本部联席会议(JCS)一名官员表示,有部队报告称在爆炸现场附近看到了一个类似朝鲜木箱地雷的物体。
A Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) official said troops reported seeing an object resembling a North Korean wooden-box mine near the blast site.
该官员说:“我们收到的证词表明(部队目睹的物体)类似于木箱地雷。”
“We received testimony that (what the troops witnessed) was similar to a wooden-box land mine,” the official said.
据参谋本部联席会议称,一些目击者描述该物体类似木箱地雷但似乎是塑料制成,而另一人则认为它是另一种类型。
Some witnesses described the object as resembling a wooden-box mine but appearing to be made of plastic, while another believed it was a different type, according to the JCS.
韩国军方和负责监管边境地区的联合国军司令部于周日启动联合调查,但因日落行动结束,未能到达爆炸现场。
South Korea’s military and the UN Command, which oversees the border area, launched a joint investigation on Sunday but were unable to reach the blast site before operations ended at sunset.
国立科学搜查研究院正在分析从士兵防护装备上采集的地雷碎片和爆炸残留物。
The National Forensic Service is analyzing mine fragments and explosive residue collected from the soldiers’ protective equipment.
国防部长官姜信哲表示,调查人员目前尚无足够证据确定涉事地雷的类型。
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said investigators did not yet have enough evidence to determine the type of mine involved.
如果确认地雷为朝鲜制造,调查人员将设法查明是被雨水冲至南侧,还是被故意埋设。后者将构成对1950-53年朝鲜战争停战协定的违反。
If the mines are confirmed to be North Korean, investigators will seek to establish whether they were washed south by rain or deliberately planted. The latter would constitute a violation of the armistice agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War.
2015年,朝鲜木箱地雷曾在非军事区韩方一侧爆炸,导致两名士兵重伤。
North Korean wooden-box mines exploded on the South Korean side of the DMZ in 2015, seriously injuring two soldiers.