- North Korea has deployed visible armoured vehicles and artillery pieces with gun barrels pointed towards South Korea across the Demilitarised Zone.
- Soldiers were spotted standing next to a howitzer emblazoned with the words “Destroy the US imperialist aggressors, the sworn enemies of the Korean people”.
- Military experts and Seoul 's Joint Chiefs of Staff suggest the older 122-mm howitzers were positioned to be easily seen as a display of power rather than a significant increase in combat capability.
- Up to 30 North Korean soldiers were also spotted carrying out fencing work inside the DMZ, sparking concern among visitors at a South Korean observatory.
- Pyongyang warned the UN Security Council that violations of its sovereignty could trigger self-defence measures, blaming South Korea for escalating border tensions.
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North Korea just pointed a 15-mile range howitzer towards South Korea
