North Korea demolishes nuke test site with series of blasts
PUNGGYE-RI (NORTH KOREA): North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists.
The explosions at the nuclear test site deep in the mountains of the North’s sparsely populated northeast were centered on three tunnels into the underground site and a number of observation towers in the surrounding area.
The planned closing was previously announced by leader Kim Jong-un ahead of his planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump next month.
