The North Korean military accused South Korea of violating its sovereignty on Saturday. It claims that a South Korean drone flew over the country earlier this week, which it shot down. At the same time, a spokesman for the DPRK military warned that Seoul would pay a “high price” for this. TASR informs about it according to the reports of the agencies Jonhap and DPA.
- The North Korean military has accused South Korea of violating sovereignty with a drone.
- The DPRK claims that the South Korean drone was shot down on January 4.
The spokesman said that on January 4, the military shot down a drone that was allegedly filming the country’s key facilities. North Korea’s KCNA news agency published photos of the destroyed drone along with claims that it was launched from the South Korean city of Incheon. The DPRK also claimed that a similar drone incident occurred last September and accused South Korea of continuing provocative actions near the border even after the change of government in Seoul last June.
North Korean military spokesman he described South Korea as “the enemy most hostile to us and whose nature will never change.” He also threatened that the “military rabble-rousers” in Seoul would pay a “high price” for their “unforgivable hysteria.” Meanwhile, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Kyu-baek denied Pyongyang’s claims as “absolutely false”.
