Sister of North Korean leader lashes out at South Korean drones
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Ms Kim Yo Jong said the blame lies with the South Korean military if it failed to identify drones sent by a non-governmental organisation crossing the border.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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SEOUL - North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, on Oct 12 warned Seoul of a “horrible disaster” if South Korean drones are found flying over Pyongyang.
She also criticised the South Korean military over its response to the North's claim that South Korean drones entered the sky of the capital city
On Oct 11, North Korea’s foreign ministry accused South Korea of sending drones into Pyongyang at night over the previous two weeks and that the intrusion demanded retaliatory action.
In response, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it could not confirm the North’s accusations.
“The fact that the means which carried the leaflets is the very drones is the core of the seriousness of the recent incident,” Ms Kim was quoted as saying, referring to anti-North Korea leaflets.
She said the blame lies with the South Korean military if it failed to identify drones sent by a non-governmental organisation crossing the border.
North Korea has been floating thousands of trash-filled balloons into the South since May, exacerbating tensions between the two countries.
Pyongyang says they are a response to some activists and North Korean defectors in South Korea who fly balloons into the North carrying aid parcels and leaflets criticising Mr Kim. REUTERS
