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North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office

North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office

North Korean guard post over South Korean military fence in border city of Paju

North Korea on Tuesday 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.

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Kim Jong-Un's sister had recently said that the North-South liaison office would soon be seen "completely collapsed".

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South Korea's Yonhap news agency confirmed that North Korea had blown up the inter-Korean liaison office amid rising tensions between the two countries.

The office was established to maintain relations between North and South Korea

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