PYONGYANG, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has guided a large-scale striking exercise of long-range artillery, which targeted South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, the official KCNA news agency reported Friday.
Involved in the drill were more than 100 long-range artillery pieces of various calibers including the DPRK-style artillery possessed by the large combined units on the front, the state media said.
In response to the threat, on the same day, South Korea warned of stern and merciless retaliations if the North makes any provocations.
Seoul said it has warned the DPRK against threatening terrorist attacks on the head of state and the Cheong Wa Dae and has urged Pyongyang to immediately stop such "nasty and shallow-minded" acts.
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