North Korea blew up an office set up to foster better ties and communication with South Korea on Tuesday in a “terrific explosion” after expressing anger at “human scum” (North Korea defectors) sending what it called propaganda from the South. South Korea’s national security council convened an emergency meeting on Tuesday and said the country will sternly respond if North Korea continues to raise tensions.
- South Korean activists float thousands of defector leaflets to North amid tensions
- North Korea blows up inter-Korea liaison office as tensions with South Korea rise