Seoul ‘fabricated’ landmine blast, North Korea tells UN in letter

North Korea has written to the UN Security Council, accusing Seoul of fabricating claims about a landmine blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone on September 21. Pyongyang denies responsibility and calls South Korea’s allegations a “farce” intended to deflect attention from rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In the letter, North Korea’s UN representative defends border fortifications as a legitimate exercise of sovereignty and accuses Seoul of violating the UN Charter by firing warning shots at North Korean soldiers.