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| A South Korean soldier stands at the Arrowhead Ridge guard post, a site of fierce battles in the 1950-53 Korean War, inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), in the central section of the inter-Korean border in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, Dec. 3, 2018. EPA-Yonhap |
A Korean soldier in an Army unit patrolling the inter-Korean border was wounded in an unidentified explosion during a border defense mission earlier this week, officials said Wednesday.
The blast occurred Tuesday when the soldier was conducting a land clearing operation to ensure visibility near a general outpost of the Army's First Corps that lies just south of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas.
He is currently receiving treatment for an injury to his toes, the officials said.
The military authorities are trying to ascertain the exact cause of the explosion, including the possibility of a stray landmine blast. (Yonhap)
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