North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use on Tuesday, South Korea said, after the rivals exchanged threats of destruction amid rising animosities over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its capital.

North Korea has blown up parts of the inter-Korean roads on its side, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters.

North Korea said Sunday its front-line army units are ready to launch strikes on South Korea, ramping up pressure on its rival that it said flew drones and dropped leaflets over its capital Pyongyang.

North Korea has blown up sections of an inter-Korean road on its side of the heavily militarised border between the two Koreas, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday. At around midday, some parts of the road north of the military demarcation line dividing the countries were blown up,

South Korea says North Korea has blown up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use.