North Korea destroys tunnels used for nuclear testing

Published May 24, 2018 12:20pm ET



North Korea on Thursday blew up tunnels dug beneath Mount Mantap at the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site in the northeastern region of the country, where all six of North Korea’s nuclear tests were conducted.

The site destruction began at 11 a.m. local time, and a small group of international media were present to witness the demolition of the tunnels, Reuters reported.

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