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North Korea Claims More Than A Million People Joined Army This Week

A North Korean flag seen from Paju in South Korea flutters over the village of Gijungdong in July 2024 (Credit: AFP)

North Korea claimed Wednesday that more than a million young people had signed up for or rejoined the army this week after Pyongyang accused Seoul's military of sending drones into its airspace.

Pyongyang on Tuesday blew up deeply symbolic roads and railways connecting the two Koreas after warning any further drone flights would be considered a declaration of war, and ordered soldiers on the border to prepare to fire.

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