North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road and rail links in a symbolic display of anger

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean road and rail links no longer in use. Tuesday’s action came after the rivals exchanged threats of destruction amid rising animosities over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its capital. The demolition is a display of North Korea’s growing loathing of the South’s conservative government. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff gave no detail on Tuesday’s demolition north of the border while the military said it bolstered its readiness and surveillance posture in coordination with the United States. The North has a history of staging choreographed destruction of facilities on its soil as a political message.