Amid tensions with North, South Korea conducts military excercise
Liaison office demolished
North Korea blew up the liaison office with South Korea as a massive explosion was heard and smoke was seen billowing from the North Korean border city of Kaesong on Tuesday.
Kim Jong-Un's sister had recently said that the North-South liaison office would soon be seen "completely collapsed".
South Korean Army's training
A South Korean Army's K-55 self-propelled howitzer fires at a military training field in the border city of Paju.
'Broke the expectations'
Kim You-geun, the deputy national security adviser of South Korea claimed that the destruction "broke the expectations of all people who hope for the development of inter-Korean relations and lasting peace on the peninsula”.
'North entirely responsible'
Kim You-geun, the deputy national security adviser of South Korea also said: "We're making clear that the North is entirely responsible for all the consequences this might cause."
South Korea accused of smuggling anti-Kim material
Over the last two weeks, North Korea has continuously accused its southern neighbour of helping smuggle anti-Kim material like literature and pamphlets into the country to stir trouble for the leader and to trigger defection of people from the country.
Russia intervenes
South Korea recently announced plans to monitor this claim, and to strictly disallow transportation of any such material across the border, and to penalise people involved in the circulation of such literature.
International response to the bombing was swift. Russian authorities responded to the bombing of the liaison office by saying that they were “concerned”, while adding to call for “restraint” between the two countries.
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