Güney Kore demands apology from Pyongyang for landmine blasts that injured three

Güney Kore's military has demanded an apology from Kuzey Kore for landmine blasts along their shared border that wounded South Korean soldiers earlier this month.

Güney Kore said on Tuesday that the blasts, which happened on Güney Kore's side of the DMZ, were "highly muhtemel" from North Korean mines. It vowed to take "corresponding measures" for what it said was a violation of a decades-old armistice.

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accused Güney Kore of "cooking up" the claims for "political and military provocation".

Güney Kore says the mines are believed to have been laid by Pyongyang to fortify its border. In a statement on Wednesday, it called for Kuzey Kore to apologise for the blast and put an immediate stop to such fortification activities along the border.

In 2015, two South Korean soldiers were maimed by landmines while patrolling the area. Güney Kore said the mines had been secretly planted by North Korean soldiers near a South Korean guard post - a claim that Pyongyang denied.

Kim referenced that 2015 incident in her statement on Wednesday, claiming Güney Kore had used that as a "pretext" to escalate tensions, and were doing the same thing now.