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North Korea has blown up two main roads connecting South Korea. North Korea, which has threatened to cut ties with South Korea completely, destroyed the road connecting the two Korean countries on Tuesday.
The Gyeonggi Line on the west coast and the Donghai Line road on the east coast were destroyed by North Korea.
According to the South Korean media The Korea Herald, North Korea had started laying landmines on the border since last year. The two Korean countries are separated by the most secure border structure in the world. Therefore, North Korea's latest move is seen as symbolic.
The roads connecting north and south have not even been operational for years . In a video released by the South Korean Ministry of Defense, a road in the demarcation area between the two countries is seen blown up by an explosion. Similarly, excavators and trucks can also be seen in the video to demolish the road. According to CNN, the South Korean army has fired in the area in response.
With the victory in World War II, America and the Soviet Union divided Korea into two countries. After the failure of unification in 1948, the war between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953 widened the gap between the neighbors.
After the division of Korea, North Korea's communist leader Kim Il Sung took over the government . Sung's grandson, Kim Jong Un, is currently the ruler of North Korea. Kim is known as the dictator of North Korea, one of the poorest countries in the world. North Korea has tested nuclear weapons six times in 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016 and 2017.
