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North Korea vows to cut off ALL communication with ‘enemy’ South Korea after defectors send leaflets into hermit kingdom

NORTH Korea has reportedly vowed to cut off ALL communication with ";enemy" South Korea.

The cut to contact with the neighboring kingdom came after defectors sent leaflets into the hermit kingdom, KCNA reported.

North Korea is reportedly going to cut off contact with neighboring South Korea
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North Korea is reportedly going to cut off contact with neighboring South KoreaCredit: EPA
Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong-Un's sister
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Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong-Un's sisterCredit: AP:Associated Press
North Korean officers look into South Korea along the Demilitarized Zone in 2004
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North Korean officers look into South Korea along the Demilitarized Zone in 2004Credit: AFP

"This measure is the first step of the determination to completely shut down all contact means with South Korea and get rid of unnecessary things,” state news agency KCNA said.

Top officials in North Korea, including Kim Yo Jong, leader Kim Jong-Un's sister; and Kim Yong Chol, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, said "the work towards the South should thoroughly turn into the one against an enemy," KCNA said.

The report said that as of noon on Tuesday, military and presidential office hotlines between the two countries will end.

Kim Jong Un at a meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in North Korea on Sunday
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Kim Jong-Un at a meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in North Korea on SundayCredit: AP:Associated Press

The move came after defectors repeatedly sent leaflets and other material from South Korea into North Korea.

North Korea had threatened to close a communication office among other projects if the leaflets did not stop.

The actions from South Korea were described as "a sign of hostility to all our people," KCNA said.

"This measure is the first step of the determination to completely shut down all contact means with South Korea and get rid of unnecessary things," KCNA added.

The two countries have technically been at war for decades.

An armistice brought the 1950-1953 Korean War to an end – not a peace treaty.

Kim Yo Jong helps Kim Jong Un sign a joint statement following a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in
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Kim Yo Jong helps Kim Jong Un sign a joint statement following a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-inCredit: AP:Associated Press
A South Korean Soldier looks at a North Korean soldier in the Demilitarized Zone between the two countries
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A South Korean Soldier looks at a North Korean soldier in the Demilitarized Zone between the two countriesCredit: EPA

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