April 19, 2024
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North Korea purges anti-South propaganda from official websites as tensions ease

Move follows Kim Jong Un's order to suspend military plans against South Korea

Update at 17:30: this article has been updated to include South Korean government confirmation that propaganda loudspeakers have been removed from the inter-Korean border.

North Korea on Wednesday appeared to have removed a number of anti-South Korea propaganda articles from several official websites, Seoul said, amid signs of a broader de-escalation of mounting tensions between the two Koreas. 

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