translated from Spanish: North Korea destroys South Relations Office

Seoul — North Korea blew up the South Relations Office on Tuesday, in the border town of Kaesong, the Unification Ministry reported, after days of criticism and threats from Pyongyang.” North Korea blew up Kaesong’s office at 4:49 locals, the ministry, which is responsible for relations between the two Koreas, told the press.

Shortly before, South Korean press agency Yonhap reported the explosion and an intense smoke leaving the industrial complex where this office is located.

North Korea destroyed the inter-Korean liaison office located in the Kaesong industrial region, 10 km north of the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas.The outbreak occurred at 14:49 local time, after an explosion and smoke were reported in the area. pic.twitter.com/KeHk4XBcmW— Rochex R. Robinson Bonilla (@RochexRB27)
June 16, 2020

Last weekend Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, already made threats.
Soon the useless North-South relations office will be completely destroyed, he said, mysteriously.

Since the beginning of this month, Pyongyang has multiplied verbal attacks against its neighbor, especially against North Korean defectors who from the South send propaganda leaflets north above the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two Coreas.La last week, the North Korean regime announced the closure of its political and military communication channels with the South Korean “enemy.” Leaflets, launched with balloons into North Korean territory or inside bottles that launch the border-marking river, often contain criticism of Kim Jong Un on human rights or his nuclear program.

Some experts believe Pyongyang is trying to cause a crisis with Seoul at a time when negotiations on its nuclear program are stalled. The Korean War (1950-1953) ended with an armistice, not a peace agreement, meaning that the two neighbors are still technically at war.

Original source in Spanish