Stop propaganda or come under fire, Pyongyang warns Seoul

  • 9 years ago
Time is running out for South Korea. The state’s northern neighbour has given Seoul until Saturday (August 22) at 5pm local time – or 10.30am CET – to halt anti Pyongyang propaganda, or face military action.

Inter-Korean clash has a deadline—Saturday 5 p.m. That's Pyongyang time, in case it's unclear.
http://t.co/chpWIC3div pic.twitter.com/StmGUVgJwh— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) August 21, 2015


South Korea’s broadcasts have restarted after an 11-year hiatus. It switched back on loudspeakers located on its side of the Demilitarised Zone – known as the DMZ – which separates the two states.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un put his troops on a war footing on Friday evening local time (August 21).

The Kaesong Industrial Park has had access restricted, with only skeleton staff on duty. Jointly-operated by both North and South Korea, the complex is seen as an indicator of inter-state relations.

Jeong Joon-hee, spokesman for the South Korean Unification Ministry, described the situ

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