Former South Korean soldier fights solitary battle against border landmines | Vídeo

Paju, South Korea, Jun 18 (EFE/EPA).- Former South Korean soldier Kim Ki-ho has spent more than two decades on a solitary campaign to clear millions of border mines left buried since the 1950–53 Korean War, a high-risk mission he says he will continue “until his last breath” in an effort to promote regional peace.

“I work to ensure that our young soldiers never die or are injured in landmine accidents, and that no civilian suffers injuries or loses their life because of them,” the 71-year-old former counterintelligence officer told EFE. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).

FOOTAGE OF SOUTH KOREANS AHN MI-JAE, 74, AND LEE HYUNG-IL, 65, BOTH SURVIVORS OF LANDMINE EXPLOSIONS WHILE FARMING NEAR THE CIVILIAN CONTROL LINE AT THE AGES OF 57 AND 24 RESPECTIVELY; AND KIM KI-HO, PRESIDENT OF THE KOREA MINE CLEARANCE INSTITUTE, DURING AN INTERVIEW AT THE BORDER VILLAGE OF HAEMARU-CHON NEAR THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE (DMZ) IN PAJU, GYEONGGI-DO, SOUTH KOREA.

FOOTAGE SHOT ON JUNE 17, 2026.

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Fecha: 18/06/2026 09:27 (UTC)
Crédito: EFE
Fuente: EPA
Temática: Disturbios y conflictos » Conflicto (general)
Tipo: Bruto
Duración: 289 segundos
Referencia: 7001588167
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