South Korea began dismantling its loudspeakers near the border used for anti-Pyongyang propaganda in a “practical step” to ease tensions with North Korea, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Monday. “The removal is a follow-up measure to the suspension of loudspeaker broadcasts in June,

South Korea's military began removing loudspeakers that have been used to blast anti-Pyongyang messages across the border, Seoul's Defense Ministry said Monday.