North Korea neighbors shore up borders; concern grows for future of trapped believers.
October 18, 2006

North Korea (MNN)--North Korea considers United Nations'-imposed sanctions a 'declaration of war'.

Voice of the Martyrs Canada's Glenn Penner says with China's obvious distancing, the ramifications are clear. "We do know that it's going to be far more difficult for refugees to escape into China with the possible implication of a blockade." Reports indicate a massive concrete and barbed wire fence is going between the borders and that China is now inspecting what comes across.

Other sources report customs officers in the border ports have tightened inspections of ships heading for North Korea.

What does this mean for those who have been bringing aid from the South? Penner says, "We do know that for South Koreans to go into the country and to bring some aid, even very clandestinely, is likely to be more of a challenge with tensions between North and South Korea escalating." the rest