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\nNorth Korea on Sunday accused the United States and South Korea of conducting more aerial espionage around the peninsula, warning it would take \u201cimmediate action\u201d if its sovereignty was breached.
America has deployed dozens of military planes \u201cin air espionage against the DPRK from May 13 to 24\u201d, the North\u2019s vice defence minister Kim Kang Il said in a statement, referring to his country by its official name.
The espionage activities observed over the 12-day time frame were \u201cat a level beyond the wartime situation\u201d, he said in the statement, which was carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
\u201cSuch hostile military espionage, together with various military drills, has become the root cause of ever-escalating regional military tensions,\u201d he added.
The official also lashed out at the South Korean navy for what he called \u201cenemy intrusion across our maritime border\u201d, claiming such acts were conducted under the guise of \u201cmobile patrols\u201d.
The vice minister said the North\u2019s military would \u201ctake necessary military measures\u201d, adding: \u201cDangerous consequences will ensue from such frequent intrusions across our maritime border.\u201d
He also targeted the sending of balloons containing anti-regime leaflets by South Korean civic groups across the border, calling it a \u201cdangerous provocation\u201d and warning of \u201ctit-for-tat action\u201d.<\/p>\n