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North Korea increases number of guard posts on border
North Korean border guards are using general lighting devices, not searchlights, to illuminate the areas they are monitoring
2020.12.29 2:29pm
North Korean authorities have tightened border security measures by increasing the number of guard posts and night patrols as part of their effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. According to a source in China, many Chinese citizens residing in nearby areas have expressed their concern over these new measures.
“North Korean soldiers are standing guard during the night in the border areas of Yanggang Province and North Hamgyong Province where temperatures have quickly dropped below zero,” a source in China told Daily NK on Dec. 22. “They have increased the number of guard posts and now there is one every 50 meters.”