South Korea Destroys Propaganda Tower Near Border With North

Associated Press in Seoul, The Guardian
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 11:22pm

Seoul demolishes enormous steel structure whose Christmas lights were often seen as sabre rattling by Pyongyang regimeSouth Korea has pulled down a 43-year-old illuminated Christmas tower that North Korea viewed as a symbol of propaganda warfare, with officials saying the structure was unsafe.The huge steel tower, known as Aegibong, was demolished last week and Seoul plans to build a park in its place, according to the defence ministry and city officials.

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