North Korea warned Saturday that the US will
SEOUL: North Korea warned Saturday (Mar 4) that the US will « pay dearly » if it relists Pyongyang as a state sponsor of terrorism following the murder of leader Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother in Malaysia last month.
Kim Jong-Nam, 45, was killed on Feb 13 at a crowded Kuala Lumpur airport in an attack with VX nerve agent, which is considered a weapon of mass destruction.
Seoul has said from the start that the isolated North is behind the Cold War-style assassination.
South Korean and Japanese media, citing diplomatic sources, have since reported that the US has been mulling placing the North back on its terror list, which includes Iran and Syria.
« The US will keenly realise how dearly it has to pay for its groundless accusations against the dignified » North if it relists it, the regime’s foreign ministry spokesman told state-run newswire KCNA.
The spokesman maintained that Pyongyang opposed « all forms of terrorism » and accused the US of trying to tarnish its reputation.
