Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean chief Kim Jong-un, is seen on this undated file picture, captured from the North’s state-run Korean Central TV. (For Use Solely within the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean chief Kim Jong-un, accused the South Korean army on Monday of sending unmanned drones carrying leaflets over Pyongyang in current days, whereas additionally blaming the USA for the incident.
“We clearly know that the primary wrongdoer behind the Pyongyang drone incident is the trash of the South Korean army,” Kim mentioned in a press release carried by North Korea’s state-run Korean Central Information Company.
She, nonetheless, offered no proof to help her declare.
On Friday, North Korea’s international ministry claimed that South Korean drones carrying anti-North Korean leaflets had been detected over Pyongyang on Oct. 3, in addition to on Wednesday and Thursday final week, and warned of retaliation if the flights continued.
South Korean Protection Minister Kim Yong-hyun mentioned he couldn’t affirm the North’s allegations.
Within the North’s newest harsh rhetoric over the drone problem, Kim Yo-jong additionally referred to as Washington accountable, saying the final word duty for the actions of the “canines” lies with their “grasp.”
Her assertion got here a day after the South Korean protection ministry condemned the North for making threats of power and warning of a “horrible disaster” over drone incidents with out even confirming the supply of the flights.
Kim earlier instructed that South Korean activist teams is perhaps behind the drone flights, criticizing the South Korean army for failing to correctly monitor such exercise.
“If the army didn’t correctly establish civilian organizations’ drones freely crossing the border, it’s clearly an issue,” she mentioned in a press release Saturday.
