North Korea blows up inter-Korean road, rail lines near border

A mound of dirt is piled up near a structure on the road of the Gyeongui Line in the northern area of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), separating the two Koreas, in this picture taken from Paju, South Korea, October 14, 2024. Yonhap/via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, prompting South Korea's military to fire warning shots.

Pyongyang said last week it would cut off the inter-Korean roads and railways entirely and further fortify the areas on its side of the border as part of its push for a "two-state" system scrapping its longstanding goal of unification.