North Korea has blown up its liaison office with the South in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the old rivals. A loud explosion was followed by a plume of smoke as the four-storey building in the North Korean city of Kaesong was demolished, according to witnesses across the border in the South.
There are fears military conflict could erupt along the heavily fortified and guarded demilitarised zone (DMZ) that divides the neighbours.
Kim Jong-un's regime has warned its soldiers are ready to enter the DMZ to punish Seoul after defector groups in the South sent propaganda leaflets into the North.
South Korea's unification ministry confirmed the de facto embassy was blown up and destroyed by the North on at about 2.50pm local time on
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