{"id":46931,"date":"2020-11-10T14:22:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T05:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=46931"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:01:31","slug":"storm-corps-trooper-killed-landmine-explosion-border-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/storm-corps-trooper-killed-landmine-explosion-border-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Corps trooper killed in landmine explosion on border with China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A member of North Korea\u2019s Storm Corps was reportedly killed recently in a landmine explosion along the Sino-North Korean border in Yanggang Province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a Daily NK source in Yanggang Province on Monday, the incident occurred as soldiers were laying mines along the border in Pochon in mid-October. One member of the Storm Corps was killed while three others were wounded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wounded were admitted to a local hospital and have undergone treatment. Meanwhile, rather than focusing on supporting and consoling the victims, North Korean authorities are making sure word of the landmine accident does not get out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, military authorities reportedly believe that the accident happened due to \u201csoldiers\u2019 insufficient field training in laying mines.\u201d The source said the authorities are using the accident as an opportunity to reeducate soldiers on the ground, reviewing the theory of minelaying and carrying out field training.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The accident occurred as the soldiers were laying actual landmines, not the \u201cfirecrackers\u201d that had been set along the border with China. The authorities have been laying mines since early last month, entrusting the Storm Corps with the BBM-82 fragmentation mines currently in use in North Korea as anti-personnel mines.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43290\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/\ucd08\uc18c\uc640-\uac10\uc2dc-\uce74\uba54\ub77c.jpg\" alt=\"police official cameras\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/\ucd08\uc18c\uc640-\uac10\uc2dc-\uce74\uba54\ub77c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/\ucd08\uc18c\uc640-\uac10\uc2dc-\uce74\uba54\ub77c-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/\ucd08\uc18c\uc640-\uac10\uc2dc-\uce74\uba54\ub77c-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/\ucd08\uc18c\uc640-\uac10\uc2dc-\uce74\uba54\ub77c-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/\ucd08\uc18c\uc640-\uac10\uc2dc-\uce74\uba54\ub77c-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A North Korean border guard post on the Sino-North Korean border. Surveillance cameras can be seen nearby. \/ Image: Kang Dong Wan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe mines being laid along the border in Yanggang Province since early last month are small fragmentation mines,\u201d said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. \u201cThe mine is made of plastic, with a kill radius of about three meters.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to him, the mines were being laid under the pretext of the quarantine against the coronavirus, but the &#8220;real goal was to stop people from crossing the river [into China].&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, after locals learned about the incident, &#8220;they\u2019ve grown more fearful about defecting,&#8221; he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source pointed out, however, that he is unsure whether North Korea will continue to lay deadly landmines along the border with China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe mines laid this time are portable landmines the Storm Corps would use when they infiltrate enemy rear positions in wartime,\u201d said the source. \u201cWe\u2019ll have to wait and see whether the Sino-North Korean border will become a large-scale mine field.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quoting a source in North Korea, Radio Free Asia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/korea\/landmine-10272020203322.html\">reported<\/a> on Oct. 27 that the authorities have moved to landmine the Sino-North Korean border, leading to a significant increase in tension among locals on the border.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20201109-4\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of North Korea\u2019s Storm Corps was reportedly killed recently in a landmine explosion along the Sino-North Korean border in Yanggang Province. According to a Daily NK source in Yanggang Province on Monday, the incident occurred as soldiers were laying mines along the border in Pochon in mid-October. 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