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North Korea threatens to 'blow up' Seoul
Friday April 20, 2012 10:21:47 AM,
RIA
Novosti
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Moscow: North Korea has reportedly threatened military action against
South Korea unless Seoul apologises for "insulting" the centenary
celebrations of Pyongyang's late founding leader Kim Il-sung.
Pyongyang said it will wage a "sacred war to wipe out the group of
the Lee Myung-bak group of traitors" and "blow up everything" in
Seoul, in a series of statements carried by the official KCNA news
agency.
The threats follow comments by South Korean President Lee
Myung-bak last week that North Korea's failed rocket launch cost
Pyongyang about $850 million, and that it could have spent the
money towards buying 2.5 million tonnes of corn, the Korea Times
reported.
North Korea has suffered from acute food shortage since a famine
in the 1990s.
South Korea also said a further $350 million went towards
"propaganda purposes" and renovating a landmark hotel for the
centenary festivities, the equivalent of feeding North Korea's 24
million people for 100 days.
Pyongyang said the rocket would put an earth observation satellite
into orbit, but the US said it was cover for a missile technology
test.
The UN Security Council condemned the launch and ordered fresh
sanctions.
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