North Korea destroyed several sections of roads connecting its territory to the South on Tuesday, according to the South Korean army, after Pyongyang announced it would cut all transport routes to the neighboring country.
“North Korea blew up parts of Gyeongui and Donghae roads on the military demarcation line around noon”South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement.
Last week, Pyongyang announced that it was preparing to cut roads and railways connecting the South and fortify these areas, in response to a recently approved constitutional amendment in which the borders would have been redefined unilaterally by the nationals. . order of leader Kim Jong-un.
The JCS said it is “strengthening its surveillance and alert posture.” in the face of the North’s movements, they declared from South Korea, in a press release collected by Efe.
Pyongyang’s cutting of transport routes comes at a time of growing tensions on the peninsula, due to North Korean accusations that the South sent propaganda-laden drones into its territory and threats to retaliate with missile fire. artillery if similar incidents occurred.
On the 9th, North Korea announced that it was preparing to “completely cut off connected roads and railways” and build “strong defense structures” in areas near the border, in response to North Korea’s military maneuvers. neighboring country and the United States. United States (USA).
The hermetic country justified this decision by a permanent blockade with the South.“the principal hostile and enemy state”, and as a measure of “self-defense to prevent war and defend national security”.
The announcement coincided with the conclusion of a parliamentary session during which the regime amended its Constitution and during which it appears that the leader’s instruction to declare the South the principal national enemy was followed.
The Gyeongui road and rail corridor connects the South Korean border city of Paju in the west with the North Korean city of Kaesong. Donghae, meanwhile, crosses the divide between North and South along the east coast.
