North Korea dismantling facility near border for separated families, Seoul says

FILE PHOTO: A section of a rail link with South Korea is blasted to completely block it off, according to North Korea's state media, at an undisclosed location along North Korea's southern border area, October 15, 2024, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency October 17, 2024. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is dismantling a facility at its Mount Kumgang resort used for hosting meetings between families separated after the Korean War, South Korea said on Thursday, in the latest sign of strained tensions between the two Koreas.

Seoul's Unification Ministry, which handles affairs between the two Koreas, urged in a statement North Korea to immediately stop the action at the site near the border.