North Korea raises tension with pledge to send troops to border with South

Seoul says said it will ‘no longer tolerate’ provocations, although it was not clear what, if any, action it is planning

North Korea has said it will send troops into areas near the border with South Korea, a move that would significantly raise tensions a day after Pyongyang blew up an office set up to foster better ties between the two countries.

The redeployment of troops to the Mount Kumgang resort on the east coast and the Kaesong industrial complex, located just north of the border, would mark another step towards ripping up agreements designed to reduce the potential for conflict along the demilitarised zone [DMZ], which has divided the peninsula since the end of the 1950-53 Korean war.

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