N. Korea says S. Korea moved border marker in 'serious military provocation'

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea claimed Wednesday that South Korea has
arbitrarily moved a military demarcation line marker in a "serious military
provocation" violating the armistice of the Korean War.

South Korea's army "recently moved Marker No. 0768 of the Military Demarcation
Line (MDL) in the eastern sector of the front dozens of meters close to the area
of the DPRK (North Korea) side," the North's official Korean Central News Agency
said.
"This serious military provocation is a wanton violation of the Armistice
Agreement and a deliberate and premeditated action to escalate tension in the
areas along the MDL," it said.
The report demanded South Korea immediately retrieve the marker.
"Should it do (sic) not accept the just demand of the DPRK, the latter will take
a measure for self-defense and the south Korean warmongers will be held entirely
accountable for all the ensuing consequences," it said.
South and North Korea technically remain in a state of war as the Korean War
ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
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