North Korea Warns about 'Holy War' with South Korea

North Korea’s Armed Forces Minister, Kim Yong-chun, has announced that his country is ready for a “holy war” with nuclear weapons against South Korea, the BBC reported.

According to the minister, the large military drills conducted by South Korea earlier Thursday near the border were a preparation for war with the North.

The drill was one of the largest in South Korea and it involved six fighter jets, anti-tank missiles, and more than 100 types of weapons.

Over the past year, the Korean peninsula has been gripped with anxiety. However, tension rose higher last month when North Korea shelled South Korea’s Yeonoyeong island and killed two marines and two civilians.

The South Korean army acknowledged that the drill aimed to display its firepower.

The North has branded the Thursday exercise “warmongering” but until now had not threatened the South with any retaliation.

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