South Korea completed removing loudspeakers that had been installed along the DMZ to blast anti-Pyongyang messages across the border, military officials said Wednesday.

SEOUL and LONDON -- The South Korean military began dismantling loudspeakers that had been placed along its border with North Korea, South Korea's Defense Ministry said.

This is a practical measure aimed at helping ease tensions with the North without compromising the military’s state of readiness,” South Korea’s Defense Ministry said via