South Korea sues rival North for blowing up joint liaison office in 2020

South Korea has filed a 44.7bn won (£27.9m) damages suit against North Korea for blowing up a joint liaison office just north of their border in 2020 (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

South Korea has filed a 44.7 billion won (€32.5m) damages suit against North Korea for blowing up a joint liaison office just north of their border in 2020.

The move on Wednesday highlighted a revival of tensions between the rivals following the collapse of larger nuclear talks between the US and North Korea.