South Korea Reports North has Blown Up Border Roads Amid Drone Controversy
South Korea PreparesReports for North tohas 'BlowBlown Up Border Roads' Amid Drone Controversy
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.According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea has blown up areas of an inter-Korean road north of the military demarcation line.
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.This comes after 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.
The Spin
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