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REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Propaganda broadcast into DPRK suspended

The Republic of Korea has halted the broadcast of a propaganda radio program into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Seoul's Defense Ministry said on Monday. The ministry said that it suspended the "Voice of Freedom" broadcast as part of its efforts to ease inter-Korean military tensions. It marked the first halt to the radio program in 15 years after the ministry had resumed it in May 2010. The ROK military dismantled propaganda broadcast loudspeakers installed along the border with the DPRK in August.