The destruction is largely a symbolic act but designed to send a strong message to South Korea.
has blown up the inter-Korean liaison office in their city of Gaesong just above the North-South border and the destruction was forewarned as part of Pyongyang’s series of threats to escalate tensions.n government for not doing enough to stop citizens’ groups flying balloons into the North that contain anti-Pyongyang leaflets.
Smoke rises in the North Korean border town of Kaesong, seen from Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. South Korea says that North Korea has exploded an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the tense Korean border. Pyongyang has continuously displayed anger and disappointment over the deadlocked nuclear negotiations. Analysts say this is part of a carefully choreographed staged plan to attract international attention back to nuclear issues as North Korea is running out of time to reach a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump who faces presidential elections in November.
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