North Korea vows to sever all phone lines with Seoul for sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets

North Korea did not answer South Korea’s liaison office phone call in anger over Seoul’s failure to stop defectors from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets

SEOUL: North Korea did not answer South Korea's liaison office phone call on Tuesday after vowing to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines later in the day in anger over Seoul's failure to stop defectors from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets.

"The liaison office attempted to call North Korea this morning, but the North did not answer," the South's Unification Ministry said. North Korea also did not answer calls via military hotlines, according to the Defence Ministry.

Earlier in the day, the North said it will sever all communication lines with the South at noon Tuesday, accusing Seoul of turning a blind eye to North Korean defectors sending propaganda leaflets criticizing Pyongyang's leadership, reports Yonhap News Agency.

The North also said it will treat the South as an "enemy". (IANS)

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