North Korea has sent a warning fax message to South Korea on Thursday,
threatening to "strike mercilessly without notice" after protests
against the secretive regime this week in Seoul. In the message, North Korea warned that it would strike if "the provocation against their highest dignity is to
be repeated in the downtown of Seoul.
According to reports, "Earlier this week, on the second
anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il,
conservative protesters rallied in Seoul, burning effigies of the country's
leaders as well as its flag. Such protests are common during North Korean
festivals and anniversaries.
The South Korea's Ministry of National Defense said
it sent a response. Confirmed reports stated that the reply was sent through wired message and in the
fax message, South Korea warned that if North Korea is to carry out provocation, they will
be left with no other option than to firmly retaliate, said Kim Min-seok, the spokesman for South Korea's
Ministry of National Defense. He added that there have been no significant
military movements in North Korea.
Pyongyang routinely threatens to retaliate
after what it considers "provocations" including protests or balloon
launches to the north by South Korean groups. Relations between the Koreas have
seesawed this year, verging on hostile earlier this year amid a nuclear test in
February.
This month, the execution of Jang Song Thaek, an advisor and uncle of
North Korea's current leader, Kim Jong Un unsettled its neighbors, prompting
speculation about instability in the country's leadership.
Extracts from CNN.
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