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North Korea Blows Up Inter-Korean Roads; South Fires Warning Shots

Oct 15, 2024, 05:47 AM

North Korea has blown up sections of unused inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border with South Korea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. The explosions targeted parts of the Gyeongui and Donghae lines north of the Military Demarcation Line, effectively severing routes that once connected the two countries but had not been in use for years. This action follows a rare meeting of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with top security officials and heightened tensions after North Korea accused South Korea of flying drones over its capital, Pyongyang. In response to the detonations, South Korea's military fired warning shots south of the MDL. These developments further escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula amid a recent war of words and military provocations.