Pyongyang, North Korea - October 09, 2024

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will completely cut off all road and railway connections with South Korea beginning Wednesday amid the precarious situation on the Korean Peninsula, the General Staff of the Korean People's Army (KPA) was quoted by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) as saying.

In a statement published by the KCNA, the KPA General Staff stressed that the gravity of the situation on the peninsula can not be overlooked, with daily military exercises staged in the South Korean region near the DPRK's southern border, with the frequent presence of U.S. strategic nuclear assets, and with the repeated talk about the "end of the regime" in the DPRK.

The acute military situation on the peninsula requires the DPRK armed forces to take more powerful measures to effectively defend the country's national security, KPA General Staff said.

To this end, a project will be launched first on Oct 9 to completely cut off all roads and railways connected to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and fortify the relevant areas of the DPRK side with strong defense structures, it noted.

The move is "a self-defensive measure for inhibiting war and defending the security of the DPRK," according to the KPA General Staff.

Shotlist:
Pyongyang, DPRK - Oct 9, 2024:
1. Various of road traffic, national flag of DPRK;
2. Various of river, Juche Tower, monument.

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