首尔，韩国——韩国军方周一表示，上周在分隔朝鲜半岛的非军事区发生的爆炸事件导致3名军官受伤，很可能是由朝鲜地雷引起的。
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s military on Monday said explosions that injured three of its officers last week inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the Koreas were probably caused by North Korean mines.
韩国联合参谋本部在与以美国为首的联合国司令部共同检查现场后得出了这一初步结论。这一评估可能会进一步加剧两国之间的紧张关系。
The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced the preliminary finding after inspecting the site with the U.S.-led United Nations Command.
近年来，由于朝鲜加速推进核武器计划以及以美国为首的外交努力未能解决核僵局，两国关系急剧恶化。
The assessment could further heighten tensions between the rivals. Relations have deteriorated sharply in recent years amid North Korea’s accelerating nuclear weapons program and the collapse of U.S.-led diplomacy aimed at resolving the nuclear standoff.
9月21日，在非军事区西部靠近军事分界线的地方，三名韩国军官在建立巡逻路线时连续遭遇两次爆炸并受伤。
Three South Korean military officers were injured in two consecutive explosions Sept. 21 while establishing a patrol route near the military demarcation line in the western section of the Demilitarized Zone.
韩国官员最初表示爆炸似乎是由地雷引起的，但并未将责任归咎于朝鲜。
South Korean officials initially said the blasts appeared to have been caused by mines but did not attribute them to North Korea.