N. Korea threatens 'sacred war' over US-South drill
- Published: 26/02/2012 at 04:32 AM
- Online news: Asia
North Korea on Saturday threatened a "sacred war" over US-South Korean joint military drills next week as a US envoy urged Pyongyang's new leadership to engage in dialogue with the outside world.
South Korea's K-21 armoured vehicles cross a river during a winter military drill in Yeoju, east of Seoul, on February 8, in preparation for a possible North Korean attack. North Korea on Saturday threatened a "sacred war" over US-South Korean joint military drills next week as a US envoy urged Pyongyang's new leadership to engage in dialogue with the outside world.
The North's National Defence Commission (NDC) denounced the annual joint exercises as a "silent declaration of war," describing them as "unpardonable war hysteria."
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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