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N. Korea vows `merciless strike` against U.S., marking KPA anniversary
SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea marked the 77th anniversary of its
military on Saturday with vows of a "merciless strike" against the United States
and its allies, which it accuses of attempting an invasion.
The national event for the Korean People's Army follows a U.N. action to punish
the North for its April 5 rocket launch. The U.N. Security Council froze foreign
assets of two firms and a bank in North Korea over their suspected ties to
missile and nuclear programs.
"Should the imperialist U.S. and its followers touch even an inch of our
territorial land, air or sea, our troops of the Korean People's Army will deal a
merciless strike of justice to the enemies to destroy them and thoroughly
eradicate the roots of war on the Korean Peninsula," the Rodong Sinmun, the
North's main newspaper published by the Workers' Party, said in an editorial.
"There is no limit to our military, armed with the mighty means of military
technology founded on cutting-edge science technology and self-reliant defense
industry," said the editorial, according to a report by the North's Korean
Central Television.
The editorial also defended the country's rocket launch, saying it has
successfully put the Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite into orbit. Pyongyang says the
U.N. action is unfair, as the North was exercising its sovereign right to develop
space.
"Through the successful launch of the satellite Kwangmyongsong-2, our army
demonstrated its resolute will that it will never tolerate any kind of challenge
from the enemies," the paper said.
The sanctions committee of the U.N. Security Council imposed financial and trade
sanctions on the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation, the Korea Ryonbong
General Corporation and Tanchon Commercial Bank on Friday (New York time).
The committee also banned U.N. member states from trading in dual-use items
related to the production of ballistic missiles and other weapons of mass
destruction.
The sanctions decision comes nearly two weeks after the 15-member U.N. Security
Council adopted a presidential statement condemning the launch as violating a
2006 U.N. resolution banning North Korea's ballistic activity.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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military on Saturday with vows of a "merciless strike" against the United States
and its allies, which it accuses of attempting an invasion.
The national event for the Korean People's Army follows a U.N. action to punish
the North for its April 5 rocket launch. The U.N. Security Council froze foreign
assets of two firms and a bank in North Korea over their suspected ties to
missile and nuclear programs.
"Should the imperialist U.S. and its followers touch even an inch of our
territorial land, air or sea, our troops of the Korean People's Army will deal a
merciless strike of justice to the enemies to destroy them and thoroughly
eradicate the roots of war on the Korean Peninsula," the Rodong Sinmun, the
North's main newspaper published by the Workers' Party, said in an editorial.
"There is no limit to our military, armed with the mighty means of military
technology founded on cutting-edge science technology and self-reliant defense
industry," said the editorial, according to a report by the North's Korean
Central Television.
The editorial also defended the country's rocket launch, saying it has
successfully put the Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite into orbit. Pyongyang says the
U.N. action is unfair, as the North was exercising its sovereign right to develop
space.
"Through the successful launch of the satellite Kwangmyongsong-2, our army
demonstrated its resolute will that it will never tolerate any kind of challenge
from the enemies," the paper said.
The sanctions committee of the U.N. Security Council imposed financial and trade
sanctions on the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation, the Korea Ryonbong
General Corporation and Tanchon Commercial Bank on Friday (New York time).
The committee also banned U.N. member states from trading in dual-use items
related to the production of ballistic missiles and other weapons of mass
destruction.
The sanctions decision comes nearly two weeks after the 15-member U.N. Security
Council adopted a presidential statement condemning the launch as violating a
2006 U.N. resolution banning North Korea's ballistic activity.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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