North Korea blows up inter-Korean joint liaison office; tensions escalate

North Korea blew up the inter-Korean joint liaison office in its border town of Kaesong on Tuesday, sharply escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula after near-daily threats against Seoul over anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets.

The surprise move sparked concern that the communist nation could put other threats against the South into action, including taking military action and moving troops to border regions disarmed under inter-Korean agreements, reports Yonhap News Agency.

North Korea's state media confirmed that the liaison office was "completely ruined".

"The relevant field of North Korea put into practice the measure of completely destroying the North-South joint liaison office in the Kaesong