KOREA
An aerial view of the DMZ.

The Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas is seen from South Korea's Dora Observatory in May 2017. (Photo by Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes)

Three South Korean military personnel were injured Monday in an “unidentified explosion” while operating inside the western sector of the Demilitarized Zone, according to the country’s military.

Two of the injured personnel were airlifted by emergency medical helicopter to the Korean Armed Forces Capital Hospital near Seoul, where they were receiving treatment, a Ministry of National Defense spokesman said in a text message to reporters that afternoon.

The third injured person and other personnel involved in the operation were also taken to the hospital for medical examinations, the spokesman said.

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