North Korea expels all South Koreans from joint industrial zone

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: AFP

North Korea on Thursday expelled all South Koreans from the jointly run Kaesong industrial zone and seized their factory assets, saying Seoul's earlier decision to shutter the complex had amounted to a "declaration of war".

Pyongyang said it was placing Kaesong, which lies 10 kilometres (six miles) inside North Korea, under military control and cutting two key communication hotlines with Seoul.

The measures mark a significant escalation of cross-border tensions that have been elevated since North Korea carried out a nuclear test last month and a long-range rocket launch on Sunday.

Seoul had announced on Wednesday it was closing down operations at Kaesong, and the North said it would now experience the "disastrous and painful consequences" of that action.

Read more: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/north-korea-orders-south-koreans-leave-kaesong-immediately-081704132.html

[davidpdx]

1. This has happened before too

They kicked almost everyone out and then held a small group hostage until South Korea paid them what they deemed "taxes" that were owed. South Korea had to send a car up with the money before North Korea would release the South Koreans.

[longship]

2. Here he is!

[crim son]

4. Thank you for that, you made my morning! n/t

[Feeling the Bern]

3. This asshole won't be happy until he starts his war

They really must be hurting and are using this as a massive distraction.

This really screams of massive instability in Jabba the Kim's overlordship.

[crim son]

5. Jabba is vying for attention again.

He hates being irrelevant.