North Korea is demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, the South’s government said Thursday, as it continues t

Once a symbol of hope and the site of tearful reunions for families divided by the Korean War, North Korea is tearing down the Mount Kumgang resort’s reunion facility, South Korea said on Thursday.It is the latest sign of tensions between the two Koreas.

North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said Thursday, decrying the

South Korea condemned North Korea’s demolition of a 12-story resort where families separated by the Korean War held brief reunions, calling the action “an act against humanity.”