The country claims the United States and South Korea conspired to kill its leader One day after the House voted to increase sanctions on North Korea, the rogue nation’s state media claimed the United States and South Korea plotted and failed to kill Kim Jong Un using biochemical substances…
One day after the House voted to increase sanctions on North Korea, the rogue nation’s state media claimed the United States and South Korea plotted and failed to kill Kim Jong Un using biochemical substances.
The Korean Central News Agency alleged the CIA worked with South Korea to enable terrorists to enter North Korea and kill Kim with “biochemical substances including radioactive substances and nano-poisonous substances.”
North Korea promised to “mercilessly destroy” terrorists for targeting its leader.
“The Ministry of State Security whose mission is to safeguard the leader, the social system, and the people will ferret out to the last one the organizer, conspirator, and followers of the recent hideous state-sponsored terrorism, ” the central news agency reported.
North Korea has a reputation of making unfounded claims and threats against the United States and other nations. But South Korea has admitted in the past to plotting to remove Kim from power.
The CIA has yet to respond to the accusation.
Legislation approved Thursday in the U. S. House would up economic and human rights sanctions on North Korea.
“North Korea poses an urgent threat to the United States and our allies, ” said Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman and sponsor of the bill. “The threat from North Korea is real, and real threats demand real responses. This bill gives the administration a powerful tool to cut off North Korea’s funding by going after those who do business with the regime.
