韩国军方表示，初步调查发现朝鲜地雷导致了在高度戒备边境附近爆炸，造成韩国士兵受伤。首尔表示朝鲜应对此负责，并誓言将采取“适当且相应的措施”，这将进一步加剧朝韩关系紧张。
South Korea's military said a preliminary inquiry found North Korean landmines caused explosions that injured South Korean soldiers near the heavily fortified border. Seoul said North Korea would be held responsible and vowed "appropriate and corresponding measures," further straining inter-Korean relations.
韩国联合参谋本部周一表示，初步调查发现朝鲜埋设的地雷导致了非军事区沿线一系列爆炸，造成多名执行巡逻任务的韩国士兵受伤。军方官员称爆炸发生在韩国控制的领土内，引发人们对这些装置如何进入该地区的质疑。
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday a preliminary investigation found landmines planted by North Korea caused a series of explosions along the Demilitarized Zone that injured several South Korean soldiers on patrol duty. Military officials said the blasts occurred inside South Korean-controlled territory, raising questions about how the devices reached the area.
首尔国防部表示，朝鲜应对此事件“承担全部责任”，并警告称，一旦调查结束，韩国将采取“适当且相应的措施”。官员拒绝透露这些措施的具体内容，称回应将取决于进一步的调查结果。
Seoul's defense ministry said North Korea would be "held fully responsible" for the incident and warned that Seoul would take "appropriate and corresponding measures" once the investigation concludes. Officials declined to detail what those measures might involve, saying the response would depend on further findings.
此事件加剧了本已脆弱的朝韩关系，自之前的对话努力破裂以来，双方关系急剧恶化。分析人士称，首尔任何报复性行动都可能引发升级循环，而在世界上军事化程度最高的边境线上，双方都保持着大规模军队部署。
The incident adds fresh strain to already fragile inter-Korean relations, which have deteriorated sharply since the collapse of prior dialogue efforts. Analysts said any retaliatory step by Seoul risks a cycle of escalation along the world's most heavily militarized border, where both sides maintain large troop concentrations.