North Korea Demolishes Monument Symbolizing Reunification Hopes Amid Rising Tensions with South
• North Korea demolished arch monument symbolizing hopes for reunification with South
• Monument was built after 2000 inter-Korea summit and stood 30 meters tall
• Kim Jong Un called it an "eyesore" and ordered its removal amid tensions
• Tensions have risen due to North's weapons tests and South/US military drills
• North recently declared a key 2018 agreement with South invalid, abolished exchanges agencies