Tour of Panmunjom at the North-South Military Demarcation Line is suspended again...due to North Korean troops arming themselves with handguns

The tour of Panmunjom, the military demarcation line between South and North Korea, which was previously suspended due to the US forces in South Korea crossing the military demarcation line, has resumed for the first time in four months.
Military tensions increased as a result of the suspension, and it was suspended again. This was about a week after reopening. According to the South Korean Ministry of Unification on November 30th, the National Unification Education Center reopened on November 22nd at Panmunjom.
We have decided to effectively suspend the special tour program. A Ministry of Unification official said, ``We are adjusting the schedule of the planned special tour in consideration of safety issues at the Panmunjom Joint Security Area (JSA).
This is a temporary suspension." A reopening date has not been determined. As a result, a visit to Panmunjom by Minister of Unification Kim Yong-ho and reporters scheduled for a special tour on December 5th was also cancelled.
It was. Prior to this, on November 23, North Korea announced in a statement issued by the Ministry of Defense that it was not bound by the September 19 Agreement, and in effect declared a complete abandonment of the agreement. After that, North Korea became a demilitarized zone (
Restored the Guard Post (GP) in the DMZ. It is understood that the unarmed JSA security forces then put on handguns and went on armed duty.
The United Nations Command has been operating Panmunjom and JSA tour programs four times a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, with approximately 40 people per session).
On July 18, the program was suspended after Private Travis King, USFK, crossed the military demarcation line into North Korea without permission during a tour of Panmunjom.
The Ministry of Unification resumed special tours organized by government agencies on the 22nd of this month, prior to the opening of public tours. 4 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday), 3 times a day, 1 time
The plan was to hold a special tour program with a capacity of 20 people, but the plan was suspended again after just over a week.