{"id":67269,"date":"2024-10-16T05:41:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T20:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/video\/2024\/oct\/15\/footage-captures-north-korea-blowing-up-roads-linking-it-with-south-korea-video"},"modified":"2024-10-16T05:41:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T20:41:15","slug":"footage-captures-north-korea-blowing-up-roads-linking-it-with-south-korea-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=67269","title":{"rendered":"Footage captures North Korea blowing up roads linking it with South Korea \u2013 video"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Korea has condemned North Korea after it destroyed roads linking the countries on Tuesday, in another blow to bilateral ties on the increasingly tense peninsula. The South\u2019s joint chiefs of staff said its military had fired ‘retaliatory’ warning shots near the border after the North blew up sections of road that, while not in use, are seen as symbolic of efforts to improve ties and, eventually, reunite the peninsula. On 14 October, the North said it was preparing to blow up the roads, days after it accused Seoul of using drones to scatter propaganda leaflets over Pyongyang in what it called a political and military provocation that could lead to war<\/p>\n<\/p>\n