South Korea suspends no-fly zone near border after purported North Korea spy satellite launch

South Korea approved suspending a military agreement with North Korea that created a no-fly zone near the demilitarized border after Pyongyang claimed its first successful launch of a spy satellite on Tuesday.

South Korea’s parliament voted to suspend the 2018 military reduction agreement, which will allow Seoul to restore surveillance activities at the demilitarized border with North Korea, according to local news agencies.

The agreement had created a no-fly zone at the border along with a ban on aerial reconnaissance, live-fire exercises and the removal of some guard posts.

South Korea’s move follows North Korea’s spy satellite launch, called the Malligyong-1, which was fired atop a ballistic missile on Tuesday night local time.