North, South Korea accuse each other at UN over mine blast - NHKニュース

North and South Korea have each sent a letter to the UN Security Council, accusing one another over a landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone between them.

The blast in September left three South Korean soldiers injured. Seoul has concluded that mines planted by the North were the cause, and demanded that Pyongyang apologize and remove the mines.

The South Korean ambassador to the United Nations sent a letter to the UN Security Council president on Thursday. It denounces North Korea for violating the Korean War Armistice Agreement and requests an apology.

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the country's ambassador to the UN sent a letter to the Security Council president on Sunday. The agency also said the letter accuses South Korea of fabricating the blast and trying to impede North Korea's work to fortify the Demilitarized Zone.

South Korean officials said on Friday that they proposed inter-Korean military talks, citing the heightened possibility of an accidental clash. North Korea's response has not been reported.