North Korea to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines at midday: KCNA



News North Korea to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines at midday: KCNA Suspension of phone lines come amid North Korean anger over South Korea defector leaflet issue Chad O'Carroll June 8, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Peakpx.com Update 09:45 KST: This article has been updated to include response from South Korea’s unification and defense ministries. North Korean authorities will cut off all inter-Korean communication lines at noon, official state media said on Tuesday morning, amid growing tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul. The development reportedly came in an instruction ordered by top officials Kim Yo Jong and Kim Yong Chol, as part of a package of directives relating to the threatened shut-down of the inter-Korean liaison office at Kaesong. “The East and West Seas communication lines between the militaries of the north and the south, the inter-Korean trial © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines at midday: KCNA

Suspension of phone lines come amid North Korean anger over South Korea defector leaflet issue

Chad O'Carroll June 8, 2020

North Korea to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines at midday: KCNA

Update 09:45 KST: This article has been updated to include response from South Korea’s unification and defense ministries.

North Korean authorities will cut off all inter-Korean communication lines at noon, official state media said on Tuesday morning, amid growing tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul.

The development reportedly came in an instruction ordered by top officials Kim Yo Jong and Kim Yong Chol, as part of a package of directives relating to the threatened shut-down of the inter-Korean liaison office at Kaesong.

“The East and West Seas communication lines between the militaries of the north and the south, the inter-Korean trial