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????
