North Korea denies removing border loudspeakers

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong rejected South Korea’s claim that Pyongyang removed propaganda loudspeakers along the border, saying the country “has never removed” them and “is not willing to remove them”, BBC reported.

South Korea’s military reported the removal days after dismantling some of its own. The broadcasts, including propaganda and K-pop from the South and disturbing noises from the North, have long drawn complaints from border residents.

According to BBC, tensions persist as North Korea warns of “resolute counteraction” ahead of joint US–South Korea drills.