This undated file photo shows a South Korean officer using a military hotline with North Korea. North Korea said it will cut off all communication channels with South Korea at noon today as it escalates its pressure on the South for failing to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across their tense border. “The South Korean authorities connived at the hostile acts against (North Korea) by the riff-raff, while trying to dodge heavy responsibility with nasty excuses,” KCNA said. North Korean citizens have also participated recently in a series of mass rallies opposing the Seoul government, activities the North typically organizes in times of tensions with the outside world. Some experts say North Korea may be deliberately creating tensions to bolster internal unity or launch a bigger provocation in the face of persistent U.S.-led sanctions.-AP

Source: The Standard June 09, 2020 02:37 UTC