A South Korean official said the suit, lodged with the Seoul Central District Court, was the first the government had ever filed against the North.
North Korea blew up the liaison office, set up in 2018 on its side of the border to foster better ties, after threatening retaliation for North Korean defectors in the South waging a propaganda leaflet campaign.
"This action is taken to preserve national claims and interrupt the statute of limitations of the right to claim compensation for damages," the ministry said in a release. The liaison office was the first diplomatic mission of its kind between the rivals and was a symbol of reconciliation at a time of optimism over several projects aimed at reducing tension.
South Korea estimated the cost of the destroyed office and a badly damaged 15-storey building nearby to house South Korean officials, was 44.7 billion won .
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