North Korea destroyed some northern parts of roads connecting it to the South after its leader Kim Jong Un held a rare security meeting, ratcheting up tensions between the two nations. Most Read from BloombergDubai’s Allure to Expats Is Weighing on City’s InfrastructureHow Mexico City Averted All-Out DroughtThe Master Plan That Shaped Pakistan’s Capital Is No Longer WorkingAs Brussels Booms,

In recent days, tensions on the Korean Peninsula have sharply increased. In response to leaflets criticizing Kim Jong Un, North Korea has put its troops on alert and may be considering the possibility of blowing up roads connecting it with South Korea.

North Korea on Tuesday blew up sections of the deeply symbolic roads connecting it to the South, Seoul's military said, adding it had conducted a "counter-fire" operation in response.