The United Nations Command (UNC) has criticized North Korea for burying antipersonnel mines near the truce village of Panmunjom, in a statement issued on Wednesday.
The laying of the mines in the area has been detected for the first time since the Korean armistice agreement, which was signed on 27 July 1953, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.
The United Nations Command (UNC) has criticized North Korea for burying antipersonnel mines near the truce village of Panmunjom, in a statement issued on Wednesday.
The laying of the mines in the area has been detected for the first time since the Korean armistice agreement, which was signed on 27 July 1953, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.
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