North Korea accuses US, South Korea of ‘military espionage’, warns of ‘immediate action’
- Pyongyang accused the US of ‘air espionage’ by deploying military planes, and the South Korean navy of ‘enemy intrusion’ across its maritime border
- North Korea’s vice defence minister Kim Kang Il said in a statement, that his country would ‘take necessary military measures’, as a result
North Korea on Sunday accused the United States and South Korea of conducting more aerial espionage around the peninsula, warning it would take “immediate action” if its sovereignty was breached.
America has deployed dozens of military planes “in air espionage against the DPRK from May 13 to 24”, the North’s vice defence minister Kim Kang Il said in a statement, referring to his country by its official name.
The espionage activities observed over the 12-day time frame were “at a level beyond the wartime situation”, he said in the statement, which was carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
“Such hostile military espionage, together with various military drills, has become the root cause of ever-escalating regional military tensions,” he added.
The official also lashed out at the South Korean navy for what he called “enemy intrusion across our maritime border”, claiming such acts were conducted under the guise of “mobile patrols”.
The vice-minister said the North’s military would “take necessary military measures”, adding: “Dangerous consequences will ensue from such frequent intrusions across our maritime border.”