据朝鲜官方通讯社KCNA报道，朝鲜方面于周五否认了首尔的指控。该指控称朝鲜在非军事区布设的地雷导致多名韩国士兵受伤。
Pyongyang on Friday rejected Seoul's accusation that North Korean mines seriously wounded South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone, state news agency KCNA reported.
朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹金与正表示，所谓爆炸是朝鲜蓄意布设地雷所致的说法“毫无根据”。她敦促首尔停止任何试图“抹黑朝鲜形象”的举动。
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the accusation that the blast resulted from deliberate North Korean mine-laying was “groundless.”She urged Seoul to stop attempts to “tarnish the image” of North Korea.
9月21日，韩国方面称，在贯穿朝鲜半岛、宽度达4公里（2.5英里）的边境地带，朝鲜布设的地雷引发爆炸，致使3名韩国士兵受伤，其中2人伤势严重。韩国军方要求朝鲜就此道歉。
On Sept. 21, South Korea said, explosions caused by North Korean mines inside the 4-km (2.5-mile) wide border that stretches across the Korean Peninsula injured three South Korean soldiers, two seriously. Its military demanded North Korea to apologize.