YONGBYON: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) destroyed a cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear facility on Friday, after the United States said it will remove the country from its terrorism blacklist.

Explosives were used to fell the 20-m concrete tower, which was a clear symbol of the DPRK's nuclear scheme, at around 5 pm local time, television footage showed. Five media organizations, including China Central Television, from countries involved in the Six-Party Talks were invited to witness and report the event.