Source: United Press International
“North Korea blew up sections of two roads connecting with the South, Seoul’s military said Tuesday, as a tense stand-off over cross-border provocations continues. ‘The North Korean military carried out an act of detonation on October 15 at around 12:00 with the presumed purpose of blocking the connecting roads in the Gyeongui line and Donghae line areas, and is currently conducting additional work using heavy equipment,’ South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to reporters. The Gyeongui line is on the east coast and the Donghae line is on the west coast. Neither road has been in use for years but the gesture, which the North first announced last week, is symbolic of deteriorating inter-Korean relations. … The explosions came after North Korea accused the South on Friday of flying drones over Pyongyang three times this month.” (10/15/24)