{
  "id": 17032358,
  "title": "N. Korea appears to test propaganda loudspeakers along border",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/n-korea-appears-to-test-propaganda-loudspeakers-along-border-17032358",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T08:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261029/n-korea-appears-to-test-propaganda-loudspeakers-along-border"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea reportedly conducted a test broadcast of its propaganda loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border on Thursday, a week after Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, issued a warning. Local residents in Paju, South Korea, reported that the broadcasts commenced at 6 a.m., with the volume being relatively low but audible in the early morning hours. One individual from Daeseongdong, the sole civilian village within the Demilitarized Zone, recounted hearing a brief moment of music followed by faint ghostly wails. Kim Yo-jong had warned on October 22 that propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts targeting South Korea would be operational on the inter-Korean border within the month. Her statement followed her inspection of the North's border fortification efforts and a threat to take military action against South Korean troops for firing warning shots at North Korean soldiers crossing the border. A resident of Tongilchon village in Paju confirmed hearing broadcasts.",
  "summary": "North Korea appears to have conducted a test broadcast of its propaganda loudspeakers in areas along the inter-Korean border Thursday, a week after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister issued a warning. Residents in the South Korean border city of Paju said that loudspeaker broadcasts from North Korea began at 6 a.m., adding the volume was relatively low, but the sounds were audible from the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea appears to test propaganda loudspeakers along border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/n-korea-appears-to-test-propaganda-loudspeakers-along-border",
        "published": "2026-10-29T07:21:57.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}