North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soars

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soars | iNFOnews.ca
South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has blown up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says North Korea blew up parts of the roads on Tuesday.

It says South Korea’s military is bolstering its readiness.

The development comes as the rival Koreas are locked in rising animosities over North Korea’s claims that South Korea flew drones over its capital, Pyongyang.

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soars | iNFOnews.ca
A North Korean soldier stands guard at the North’s military guard post as a North Korean flag flutters in the wind, as seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soars | iNFOnews.ca
Barricades are placed near the Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soars | iNFOnews.ca
South Korean visitors look at a map which shows a border area of two Koreas with a railroad line between Munsan city in south and Kaesong in north, at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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