According to South Korean media reports, the South Korean military carried out “firing warning fire” after North Korea bombed part of the road between North Korea and South Korea. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said earlier that North Korea bombed a section of the Gyeongui Line and East Sea Line connecting North Korea and South Korea at around 12:00 noon local time today north of the inter-Korean military demarcation line. There is currently no response from North Korea to this news. The General Staff of the Korean People's Army announced on October 9 that “in response to the impending war crisis along the southern border,” North Korea “will take substantial military measures” and that “the top priority is to completely cut off the roads and railways in the North Korean region connected to South Korea from October 9 and carry out fortification and reinforcement projects for defense facilities.”

According to South Korean media reports, the South Korean military carried out “firing warning fire” after North Korea bombed part of the road between North Korea and South Korea. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said earlier that North Korea bombed a section of the Gyeongui Line and East Sea Line connecting North Korea and South Korea at around 12:00 noon local time today north of the inter-Korean military demarcation line. There is currently no response from North Korea to this news. The General Staff of the Korean People's Army announced on October 9 that “in response to the impending war crisis along the southern border,” North Korea “will take substantial military measures” and that “the top priority is to completely cut off the roads and railways in the North Korean region connected to South Korea from October 9 and carry out fortification and reinforcement projects for defense facilities.”