The original buildings used by the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission to ensure compliance with the Korean armistice agreement after the war were demolished this week as part of a major renovation project in the area, according to United Nations Command (UNC).
Photos from the Joint Security Area seen by NK News show multiple forklift diggers tearing down the decades-old structures alongside workers wearing yellow vests, with little left of the original buildings at the time the scenes were captured.
The original buildings used by the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission to ensure compliance with the Korean armistice agreement after the war were demolished this week as part of a major renovation project in the area, according to United Nations Command (UNC).
Photos from the Joint Security Area seen by NK News show multiple forklift diggers tearing down the decades-old structures alongside workers wearing yellow vests, with little left of the original buildings at the time the scenes were captured.
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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.