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South Korea Prepares for North to 'Blow Up Border Roads' Amid Drone Controversy

South Korea Prepares for North to 'Blow Up Border Roads' Amid Drone Controversy

Above: Barricades are seen at a military checkpoint on the Tongil bridge, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong city, in the border city of Paju on October 14, 2024. Image copyright: Jung Yeon-Je/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

The Facts

  • South Korea's military said Monday that it's "fully ready" to respond to reports that the North is deploying artillery troops to the border. Pyongyang's move is reportedly in response to alleged South Korean drones dropping propaganda leaflets over the border.South Korea's military said Monday that it's "fully ready" to respond to reports that the North is deploying artillery troops to the border, allegedly a response to reports of South Korean drones dropping propaganda leaflets over the border.

  • A South Korean military spokesperson said the North has "installed screens on the road and is working behind those screens, preparing to blow up the roads" near the border between the two countries.

  • Pyongyang, who on Friday reportedly warned Seoul to stop sending unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the North, was also quoted as ordering the "transfer [of] eight artillery brigades fully armed to the wartime readiness level to a firing standby by 8 p.m. on Sunday."


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