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North Korea counters with UN letter calling DMZ blast a 'self-staged act'
North Korea has sent its own letter to the U.N. Security Council president, claiming the Sept. 21 DMZ land mine explosion that injured three South Korean soldiers was a 'self-staged act' by Seoul, according to Dong-a Ilbo. The North's permanent representative to the U.N. dispatched the letter on Oct. 25, with state media reporting it argues South Korea is shifting blame to justify military encroachment on the North's southern border fortification. This follows South Korea's earlier letters to the UNSC, sent around Oct. 22-23, urging Pyongyang to apologize and take responsibility for the blast, as reported by Yonhap, Korea Times, and KBS World. Foreign ministry spokesperson Park Doo-soon confirmed Seoul's plan to send its letter, which calls the North's actions a violation of the Korean War Armistice.
