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Unsettling Explosions Heard Again in Border Area: Military Says 'Not Military-Related,' but Unease Lingers Videos and reports showing thick gray smoke rising alongside explosive sounds in North Korean areas near Ganghwa Island have recently been spreading across social media. SBS Oct 1, 2026 5:50 PM

Drone Crashes Again at Armed Forces Day Event in Front of President Lee The accident happened during a technology demonstration of "Cheon-gwang," an indigenously developed laser anti-aircraft weapon system that the Ministry of National Defense had prepared as the highlight of this year's ceremony. SBS Oct 1, 2026 5:44 PM

Choi Jae-min Named Seoul Chief of Major Crime Investigation Agency, Lim Eun-jung Appointed to Gwangju Choi Jae-min, a lawyer with a prosecutor background, is set to be appointed as the head of the Seoul Major Crime Investigation Agency, and Jeon Jong-min, a lawyer with a judge background, as the deputy head of the agency, which launches tomorrow . SBS Oct 1, 2026 5:06 PM

Bill Passed to Prevent Emergency Room Turnaways, Empowering 119 Centers to Designate Hospitals South Korea's National Assembly has passed an amendment to the Emergency Medical Service Act aimed at overhauling the emergency medical system to curb the practice of hospitals rejecting emergency patients, often referred to as "emergency room bouncing." Under the revised law, if a suitable emergency medical facility for a severe emergency patient is not quickly determined, the Central Emergency Medical Situation Room and the 119 Emergency Medical Situation Management Center will be authorized to designate a medical facility to admit the patient. SBS Oct 1, 2026 4:55 PM

"Guarding Kim Jong-un's Feelings" vs. "Dangerous to Conclude North Korea's Doing" Clashes in the political sphere are growing fiercer over the military's on-site investigation, which took place only six days after the incident. SBS Oct 1, 2026 4:33 PM

'Intended to Sever North Korea's Connection'... 140kg Kim Jong-un Shows No Health Issues Regarding the statement by North Korea's Kim Yo-jong, who absurdly claimed that the landmine explosion incident was a "staged provocation" by our side, the National Intelligence Service reported to the National Assembly yesterday that it appears intended to sever North Korea's connection to the incident. SBS Oct 1, 2026 4:32 PM

Visiting Wounded Soldiers, President Pledges "Full Respect"... Deliberates Response Level President Lee Jae-myung met yesterday with soldiers wounded in a landmine explosion. SBS Oct 1, 2026 4:32 PM

Kang Shin-chul: North Korea's Actions "Clearly Violate Armistice" — What Are the 'Corresponding Measures'? Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul stated that North Korea's planting of landmines across the Military Demarcation Line is a clear violation of the armistice agreement. SBS Oct 1, 2026 4:32 PM

"No Political Strife" vs. "Subservience to North Korea": Questioning Set for Sept. 29 Democratic Party lawmakers visited the Army's 25th Infantry Division, where a landmine explosion occurred. SBS Oct 1, 2026 4:32 PM

Another North Korean Landmine Found: "Buried South of MDL by North Korean Troops" Another North Korean landmine has been found at the site of a landmine explosion on the western front. SBS Oct 1, 2026 4:32 PM