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Kim Jong Un’s sister warns South Korea of ‘horrible disaster’ if...

Kim Jong Un’s sister warns South Korea of ‘horrible disaster’ if...

File photo of Kim Yo Jong.

NorthKorea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of its leader Kim Jong Un, on Saturday warned Seoul of a "horrible disaster" if SouthKorean drones are found flying over Pyongyang.

She also criticised the SouthKorean military over its response to theNorth's claim,in a statement carried by state media KCNA, that SouthKorean drones entered the sky of the capital city.

On Friday,NorthKorea's foreign ministry accused SouthKoreaof sending drones into Pyongyang at night this week and last and that the intrusion demanded retaliatory action.

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In response, SouthKorea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it could not confirm theNorth's accusations.

"The fact that the means which carried the leaflets is the very drones is the core of the seriousness of the recent incident," Kim was quoted as saying, referring to anti-NorthKorealeaflets.

Kim said the blame lies with the SouthKorean military if it failed to identify drones sent by a non-governmental organization crossing the border.

NorthKoreahas been floating thousands of balloons with trash attached to the South since May, exacerbating tensions between the two countries.

Pyongyang says they are a response to some activists and North Korean defectors in SouthKoreawho fly balloons into the North carrying aid parcels and leaflets criticising leader KimJong Un.

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