S Korea demands apology over DMZ blasts as N Korea denies planting mines
South Korea calls for a formal apology from North Korea over the DMZ explosion that injured three soldiers.

South Korea calls for a formal apology from North Korea over the DMZ explosion that injured three soldiers.

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