North, Gyeongui, and Donghae...Military fires back south of MDL

"North Korea blew up the Gyeongui-Donghae line connection road at 12 p.m. today.
"North Korea is working on additional work by putting in heavy equipment after blasting."
County "No damage to the Army…""Response fire south of the Military Demarcation Line"

[Anchor]
North Korea blew up some sections of the East Sea Line and Gyeongui Line connecting the two Koreas.The

military authorities have raised their guard and firepower standby in preparation for the possibility of North Korea's possible provocation.

I'll connect you to a reporter. Reporter Lee Jong Won!

North Korea eventually blew up the inter-Korean road?

[Reporter]
That's right. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea blew up a road connecting the Gyeongui Line and the East Sea Line at around 12 p.m. today.

At the same time, he said he is currently working on additional work by putting in heavy equipment.

The South Korean military said it fired back at the area south of the Military Demarcation Line in response to the bombing, although there was no damage.

At the same time, it has not yet revealed any specific news related to this, such as the bombing section.

Earlier today, the Joint Chiefs of Staff warned at a briefing that they will take corresponding measures if the bombing damages us.

South Korea's CCTV also captured North Korea installing explosives on roads and blasting some sections.

North Korea previously announced the complete disconnection of the two Koreas on the 9th and announced that it would fortify them, and put the road blast into action less than a week later.The

military authorities have warned that they will strongly punish North Korea for self-defense if it makes provocations, believing that it is preparing for additional provocations as well as demonstrative explosions.

North Korea has also issued a number of guidelines, including monitoring alert against North Korea and strengthening firepower standby posture, for ordering artillery units in front of it to be ready to fire, claiming the infiltration of drones.

The South Korean military says the road that North Korea blew up today is a road, not a railroad.

[Anchor]
In the midst of this, Chairman Kim Jong-un held a meeting on the alleged infiltration of South Korean drones?

[Reporter]
Yes, the Korean Central News Agency introduced this morning as a headline that Chairman Kim Jong-un convened a meeting on defense and safety yesterday.

To us, it looks like an organization similar to the NSC, the National Security Council.

Chairman Kim said at the meeting that he presented the direction of military activities and revealed important tasks to maintain in the operation of war deterrence and the exercise of the right to self-defense, but did not introduce details.

It also expressed a strong political and military stance, the news agency said, but did not report any details about this.

In this regard, the Ministry of Unification said that despite the usual meeting of the party's central military committee, it seems to have held a new type of meeting, and that it needs to watch the intention without predicting it.

However, he said that the head of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, who oversees the operation against the South, made a comprehensive report, and it seems to be intended to show that the starting point of the incident is South Korea.

In particular, it is also interpreted as expressing the possibility of strong military provocations, given that Chairman Kim expressed a "critical task" or a "hard position."

I'm Lee Jongwon of YTN in the political department.