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North Korea says that the mistake of the southern bombings could arouse the “new armed conflict”

North Korea says that the mistake of the southern bombings could arouse the “new armed conflict”

North Korea state media warned on Wednesday that a live mistake such as recent accidental bombing of the Seoul of a Residential Zone in Pocheon could lead to a "new armed conflict." Photo by Yonhap/Epa-Efe

North Korea state media warned on Wednesday that a live mistake, such as the recent accidental bombardment in Seoul of a residential area of ​​Pocheon, could lead to a “new armed conflict”. Photo by Yonhap/Epa-Efe

Seoul, March 12 (UPI) – north korea On Wednesday, he condemned a common US-South Coreea, saying that another incident like Seoul’s recent accidental bombing in his village near DMZ could lead to “a new armed conflict”.

A pair of KF-16 South Korean combat jets fell accidentally Eight bombs on a residential area of ​​Pocheon during a living fire exercise on Thursday, hurting 31 people and damaging dozens of buildings.

A comment of the Korean Korean News Agency, led by the state, said on Wednesday that the proximity to the Inter-Korean border has raised the unpleasant possibility of triggering a major conflict.

“What is worth … The attention is that the case took place near the southern border of DPRK on the eve of the large -scale common military exercises that simulate a total war,” it is stated in the unsigned statement.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is the official name of North Korea.

“There is no need to explain how the situation would have been developed if a bomb had been thrown a little further to cross the border with DPRK,” Kcna said. “It is not unjustified to imagine that an accidental spark could immerse the Korean peninsula and the region and the rest of the world in a new armed conflict.”

Pocheon is about 16 miles from DMZ and is near a live training complex used regularly by allies.

The South Coreen and American military began on Monday the annual spring Freedom Shield Shield. However, the Ministry of Defense in Seoul suspended all live fire exercises until the exact cause of the bombing accident was determined.

While Washington and Seoul say that their common exercises are defensive, the KCNA comment called “dangerous and unwanted facts that germinate a touch and walking situation, the first nuclear war in the world.”

Monday, North Korea he fired a savory of ballistic rockets of close ray in the yellow sea after a pair of statements Criticizing the outskirts of freedom and warning the challenges of reprisal.

Despite the fact that they are experiencing a number of international sanctions, Pyongyang continued to develop its nuclear and missile programs. Saturday, the Northern -Korean leader Kim Jong Un He visited the site of the first “submarine of guided rockets with fed powered with nuclear supply powered”, according to a KCNA report.

While the report has not provided specific details about the submarine, the North generally uses the “strategic” term to indicate that the missiles are capable nuclear.

The White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said Washington condemns “illegal and destabilizing actions” on Tuesday.

“The US Republic of Korea is Ironclad, and the Trump administration remains in close contact with our counterparts in South Korea, while we work together to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific,” she said at a Briefing press.