North Korea hints at constitutional change after blowing up border roads
State media suggests document changed to specify South Korea as ‘absolute enemy’
The main domestic newspaper published photos of roads and railroads being blown up | Images: Rodong Sinmun (Oct. 17, 2024)
North Korean media informed the domestic population Thursday that roads and railroads connecting the two Koreas were blown up on Tuesday to comply with a constitutional stipulation that South Korea is the “absolute enemy.”
The Rodong Sinmun report suggests the constitution was changed after leader Kim Jong Un demanded all references to unification with the South be removed earlier this year.
North Korean media informed the domestic population Thursday that roads and railroads connecting the two Koreas were blown up on Tuesday to comply with a constitutional stipulation that South Korea is the “absolute enemy.”
The Rodong Sinmun report suggests the constitution was changed after leader Kim Jong Un demanded all references to unification with the South be removed earlier this year.
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