Suspension of security tourism in border areas and control access to civilian lines

Tensions in the border area are rising as North Korea blew up some sections of the inter-Korean connection between the Gyeongui and East Sea lines.

Paju City, Gyeonggi Province, temporarily suspended security tourism in Paju, which borders the western front, as of 9:30 a.m.

At the request of the Army 1st Division, a division under the jurisdiction of the border area, Paju City has started to suspend security tourism in the Demilitarized Zone, the DMZ, which tours the Dorasan Observatory, the Third Tunnel, and Tongilchon.

At the same time, the military issued emergency measures to the heads of Tongilchon and Haemaru villages in Jangdan-myeon, which are areas of civilian access control, and Daesung-dong villages, the only villages in the country's DMZ, by recommending residents not to move.

Security tourist attractions in Gangwon Province and fishing grounds in the northernmost part of the East Coast are also closed.

At 10:23 a.m., Sokcho Maritime Police pulled out 57 Korean fishing boats operating at Jeodo Fish Market in the northernmost part of the East Sea and the northern fishing grounds outside Jeodo Island and closed the fishing grounds.The Unification Observatory, a representative tourist destination in the Goseong region of

, has been suspended by the 20th with a notice that the civilian control line will be closed temporarily due to the unusual situation in the front area.

As a result, only farmers among the residents of Myeongpari, the northernmost part of the East Coast, are not allowed to enter the northern part of the Civilian Control Line.Dutayeon Island in Yanggu,

, has also started to control tourism until the 24th due to the forward situation on the civilian control line and military training.

Yanggu and Goseong have stopped operating the DMZ Peace Road themed route, while Cheorwon, Hwacheon, and Inje are continuing their operation and monitoring the situation closely.