SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is getting ready to blow up roads that cross the heavily militarized border with South Korea, Seoul said Monday, amid an escalating war of words after the North accused its rival of sending drones over its capital, Pyongyang. North Korea on Friday accused South Korea of sending drones to scatter a “huge number” of anti-North leaflets over Pyongyang, in what it called political and military provocation that could lead to armed conflict. The North Korean army said last week that it would completely cut roads and railways connected to South Korea and fortify the areas on its side of the border, KCNA reported. North Korea over the weekend warned of a “horrible disaster” if South Korean drones were again found to be flying over Pyongyang. South Korea has sought to strengthen its anti-drone defenses since 2022, Lee said, when five North Korean drones entered its airspace and flew over the capital, Seoul, for several hours.

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Persons: Lee Sung, Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un, mongrels, ”, Lee, Lee Kyoung Organizations: South’s, Chiefs of Staff, South Korean, Yankees, North, Jungwon University Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, Seoul, Pyongyang, North, Korea, United States, Washington