24 March 2016

News Story: Pyongyang threatens to strike South Korean presidential office

PYONGYANG, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday threatened to launch retaliatory strikes at South Korea's presidential office, in response to the ongoing joint military drills by South Korea and the Untied States.

The DPRK's armed forces will be oriented to wage a retaliatory battle to eliminate South Korean President Park Geun-hye's administration, said a statement issued by the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea and carried by the state-run news agency KCNA.

The strikes may start from the presidential office, Chongwadae, or nearby locations, it added.

The statement threatened that once the buttons of large-caliber multiple rocket launchers are pushed, the presidential office would be "reduced to a sea in flames and ashes."

Read the full story at Xinhua