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

"North Korea blew up the Gyeongui Line and Donghae Line connection road at 12 p.m. today."

CCTV footage of North Korea's road blast was caught...Video release

"North Korea is in the process of adding additional heavy equipment after blasting"

County "No harm to the military…""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.

Our CCTV captured the scene at that time.

As you can see, there's a screen, followed by an explosion and a column of dirt.

Prior to the bombing, several large trucks could also be seen moving in line toward the screen.

The South Korean military said North Korea is currently working on additional operations by deploying heavy equipment.

There was no damage to our military from the bombing, but the military fired back at the area south of the military demarcation line.

Details such as the bombing section need to be checked further.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff also warned at the previous briefing that they will take corresponding measures if the bombing damages us.

North Korea put the road blast into action less than a week after announcing the complete disconnection between the two Koreas on the 9th and declaring that it would be fortified.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 the North and strengthening its firepower standby posture, regarding North Korea's earlier order to prepare artillery units in front of it, 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.