North Korea says artillery ready to ‘open fire’ on South

Any “provocation” by Seoul will end in a “horrible disaster,” Kim Jong-un’s sister has warned

The North Korean military has ordered frontline artillery units to “get fully ready to open fire” on South Korea after South Korean drones allegedly dropped propaganda leaflets over Pyongyang, the state-run KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.

The North Korean government claimed on Friday that the South flew drones carrying propaganda leaflets over the Northern capital on three separate occasions this month, including two flights earlier this week. While North Korea has responded to previous propaganda campaigns by sending balloons filled with rubbish and excrement southwards, the latest incidents warrant a military response, KCNA reported.

“The General Staff of the [Korean People’s Army] issued a preliminary operation order on October 12 to the combined artillery units along the border…to get fully ready to open fire,” the agency…

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