who had campaigned on improving inter-Korean ties.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSouth Korea dismantled some of its own loudspeakers earlier this week. It had halted broadcasts along the demilitarised zone shortly after Lee took office in June – prompting a similar response from its neighbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Korean broadcasts had often featured K-pop songs and news reports while the North played unsettling noises, such as howling animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement on Saturday, South Korea’s military said it had “detected North Korean troops dismantling propaganda loudspeakers in some parts along the front line from this morning”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It added: “It remains to be confirmed whether the devices have been removed across all regions, and the military will continue to monitor related activities.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The speaker broadcasts had been suspended on previous occasions. But after a six-year pause, they resumed in June 2024 in response to Pyongyang’s campaign of sending rubbish-filled balloons to the South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents living along the border had complained that their lives have been blighted by noise coming from both sides, sometimes in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seoul claimed the broadcasts could be heard as much as 10km (six miles) across the border in the day and up to 24km (15 miles) at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But speaking after South Korea suspended its broadcasts in June, organisations advocating to improve the human rights of North Koreans criticised the move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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