North Korean troops were allegedly laying mines in North Hamgyong province along the border with China (as shown on this map) where many defectors usually cross
Radio Free Asia: Soldiers Injured as North Korea Deploys Landmines at Sino-Korean Border to Stop Escapees
Dozens of North Korean soldiers were injured in two separate incidents while they were laying landmines near the Sino-Korean border to block citizens from fleeing to China to escape grim economic conditions made worse by coronavirus controls, sources in the country told RFA.
Pyongyang has rolled out a series of aggressive measures since summer to block access to the 880-mile-long border, a conduit for trade, smuggling, and North Koreans seeking work in China or escape onward to South Korea. The border has been closed since January under COVID-19 prevention measures, compounding the hardships for residents of Asia’s poorest country.
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Update: Dozens of North Korean soldiers are blown up while laying landmines along Chinese border to stop defectors escaping Kim Jong Un's regime (Daily Mail)
WNU Editor: I can under stand one or two injured/killed. But dozens????
Wnu once a landmine goes off, depending on the model, others might go off. Also, keep in mind, people are people. If a landmine goes off, some people might have concussions or are in shock and start running. Easily possible.
ReplyDeleteWhat's much more interesting is that they decided to re-landmine the area. At the border with China.
That's much more interesting
I think one mine went off setting off other mines next to it. I guy might have dropped a mine next to a load of other mines.
ReplyDeleteHe might have been malnourished due to tape worms. He might have been fatigued from COVID and due to fatigue dropped the mine.
I think WHO should run tests and if the blood sample come back positive for COVID 19, North Korea should put down the cause of death as corona.
The munitions were not insensitive munitions. They were touchy feely, sensitive or liberal munitions.
Insensitive munition
"Insensitive munitions are munitions that are designed to withstand stimuli representative of severe but credible accidents. The current range of stimuli are shock, heat and adjacent detonating munitions."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensitive_munition
406 you're right. Definitely a covid death. The landmine induced trauma and loss of blood is not even close to it. :)
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