Nuke test site ‘destroyed’


FILE - This Wednesday, May 23, 2018 satellite file image provided by DigitalGlobe, shows the Punggye-ri test site in North Korea. North Korea has carried out what it says is the demolition of its nuclear test site in the presence of foreign journalists. The demolition happened Thursday at the site deep in the mountains of the Norths sparsely populated northeast. The planned closing was previously announced by leader Kim Jong Un ahead of his planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump next month. (DigitalGlobe via AP, File)

Seoul: North Korea has dismantled its nuclear test site, media invited to attend the ceremony said, in a carefully choreographed move portrayed by the isolated regime as a goodwill gesture ahead of a potential summit next month with the United States.

Pyongyang announced its plan to “completely” dismantle the Punggye-ri facility in the country’s north-east, inviting foreign journalists to witness the destruction.

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