UN Security Council condemns N. Korea nuclear test
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South Korean protesters burn a North Korean flag during an anti-North Korea rally following reports of a third nuclear test conducted by North Korea. -- PHOTO: AP
UNITED NATIONS (AFP, REUTERS) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday "strongly condemned" North Korea's third nuclear test and vowed to take action against Pyongyang, the president of the Security Council said.
"The members of the Security Council strongly condemned this test, which is a grave violation of Security Council resolutions," South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, whose country is president of the council this month, told reporters.
He said the council would now consider "appropriate measures".
US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said Washington and its allies intended to "augment the sanctions regime" already in place due to Pyongyang's 2006 and 2009 atomic tests.
