News agency says explosion was heard and smoke was seen rising from the joint Industrial Complex in kaesong. Iit was oopened in 2018 after t two countries agreed to work to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. Its the first facility where officials from each side could contact each other 24 h hours a day. The blast comes days aftter norh Korean Leader kim jonguns younger sister threatened to demolish the office. She also criticized seeoul for allowing north korean defectors to send leaflets across the border on may 31st. Japans chief cabinet secretary says officials are closely watching events on the peninsula. Translator japan is working closely with the United States and south korea to gather, to monitor and to analyze the current security situation. South koreas president ial office convened a National Security meeting to discuss how to respond. Chinese authorities have confirmed more than 100 coronavirus cases in beijing over the past five days. The development is raising coconcerns
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