Politics South Korea expects North Korea to blow up road links

The South Korean military sees signs that North Korea is preparing to blow up inter-Korean road links.

At a briefing in Seoul, the spokesman for the General Staff said, according to the Yonhap news agency, that North Korea had already installed appropriate shielding on the northern side of the border crossing. The blasts could still be carried out today, it is said.

Last Wednesday, North Korea had already announced its intention to permanently disrupt all road and rail links with South Korea. The reason given for these steps is the protection of national security and the prevention of war.

According to the South Korean military, North Korea has also laid tens of thousands of landmines along the border area in recent months.

Tensions on the Korean peninsula have recently increased significantly. At the weekend, North Korea accused the South of sending unmanned drones with anti-North Korean leaflets to Pyongyang three times. South Korea did not confirm this.

SDA