Seoul, Korean War and Kumgang Reunion

Resort that hosted war-separated families being dismantled by North Korea, Seoul says
North Korea is dismantling a facility at its Mount Kumgang resort used for hosting meetings between families separated after the Korean War, South Korea said on Thursday, in the latest sign of strained tensions between the two Koreas.
Seoul says North Korea is destroying facility that hosted reunions of war-separated families
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 to eliminate symbols of engagement between the war-divided rivals.
North Korea demolishing family reunion centre, Seoul says
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.
Seoul urges Pyongyang to stop family reunion site demolition
North Korea is dismantling a facility at its Mount Kumgang resort used for hosting meetings between families separated after the Korean War, South Korea said on Thursday, in the latest sign of strained tensions between the two Koreas.
Seoul voices regret over North Korea’s ‘dismantlement’ of family reunion facility
The center acted as a beacon of humanity and reconciliation, hosting five family reunion events between September 2009 and August 2018
South Korea decries demolition of reunion site for families divided by war
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.”
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