Foreign Media Urgently Reports "Explosion Sounds and Smoke in Kaesong Industrial Complex Area"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Major foreign media outlets simultaneously reported that an explosion was heard and smoke was observed in the Kaesong Industrial Complex area of North Korea on the afternoon of the 16th.

AFP reported that smoke was rising near the Kaesong Industrial Complex, where the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office is located. Xinhua News Agency also reported hearing an explosion near the Kaesong Industrial Complex, and Kyodo News stated that it appears North Korea blew up the Kaesong Inter-Korean Liaison Office.

Bloomberg News also reported that North Korea appears to have blown up the Kaesong Inter-Korean Liaison Office.

Meanwhile, on the same day, the Ministry of Unification confirmed that North Korea blew up the Kaesong Joint Liaison Office building at 2:49 PM.

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