North Korea threatens to blow up South loudspeakers

NORTH Korea threatened yesterday to shut a border crossing and open fire on loudspeakers if South Korea makes good on its vow to blare out propaganda across the frontier in revenge for the sinking of a warship.

The move came as experts warned North Korea is on the brink of a massive famine.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Seoul to show Washington’s “rock-solid” support for its ally amid the rising tensions, and said the world had a duty to respond to the North’s torpedo attack.