North Korea blew up an office set up to foster better ties and communication with South Korea on Tuesday in a "terrific explosion" after expressing anger at "human scum" (North Korea defectors) sending what it called propaganda from the South.

South Korea's national security council convened an emergency meeting on Tuesday and said the country will sternly respond if North Korea continues to raise tensions.

The destruction of the liaison office "broke the expectations of all people who hope for the development of inter-Korean relations and lasting peace on the peninsula," deputy national security advisor Kim You-Geun told a briefing.

Tension has been rising over recent days with North Korea threatening to cut ties with South Korea and retaliate over the propaganda leaflets, which carry messages critical of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, including on human rights.

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