North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads in symbolic display of anger

North Korea has blown up the northern sections of unused roads that once linked it with the South (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

North Korea has blown up the northern sections of unused roads that once linked it with the South, with the rivals exchanging threats days after the North claimed its rival flew drones over its capital, Pyongyang.

The roads’ choreographed demolition underlines North Korea’s growing anger against South Korea’s conservative government.