North Korea had already been installing landmines and barriers along the border.
SEOUL - North Korea’s army said it will completely cut off roads and railways connected to South Korea starting from Oct 9, and fortify the areas on its side of the border, reported state media KCNA.
The General Staff of the Korean People’s Army said in a statement carried by KCNA that the move was in response to war exercises that have been held in South Korea, which it called “the primary hostile state and invariable principal enemy”, as well as frequent visits by US strategic nuclear assets in the region.
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