韩国一位官员表示，首尔怀疑北韩星期日在一条跨境河流上故意开闸放水，导致河水暴涨，韩国境内六人溺水身亡。
本星期早些时候，韩国国防部曾表示，并没有迹象显示放水是北韩的攻击行为。但是在星期三，韩国统一部部长玄仁泽向韩国议员表示，尽管真正的动机还不清楚，但韩国政府目前怀疑北韩故意在临津江上开闸放水。玄仁泽并没有透露其它细节，但他说，北韩至今对韩国六人丧生的事实只字未提，这让韩国觉得很不安。
星期三，官员说，搜救人员发现了三具溺水者的尸体，其他三个人的尸体在本星期早些时候已经找到。
A South Korean official says Seoul suspects North Korea intentionally flooded a cross-border river Sunday, killing six people in the South.
Earlier in the week, South Korea’s Defense Ministry had said there were no immediate signs the water release was meant as an attack.But Wednesday, in comments to South Korean lawmakers, Unification Minister Hyun In-taek said that while the real motives are still unclear, the government views North Korea’s release of water into the Imjin River as intentional.Hyun did not give any other details, but he also said Seoul finds it disturbing that North Korea has not mentioned the loss of six South Korean lives.
On Wednesday, officials said rescuers recovered the bodies of three of the six people killed by the water surge. The other three bodies were found earlier in the week.