North Korea destroys liaison office to lash out at South Korean 'scum'

North Korea destroyed an inter-Korean liaison office on its territory on Tuesday, as a row over a propaganda leafleting campaign against the Pyongyang regime reached fever pitch.

The demolition occurred at 2:50 pm (0550 GMT).

"The liaison office was tragically ruined with a terrific explosion," read a statement from the Korean Central News Agency, a North Korean government mouthpiece.