Monday, June 4, 2012

North Korean Threatens To Attack South Korean Media Outlets

A North Korean soldier stands in Paju, about 55 kilometres north of the South Korean capital of Seoul. Media in the South have criticized ongoing children's festivals in the North. (Jung Yeon-je/Reuters)

North Korea Threatens To Blow Up Media Offices Over Critical Coverage -- The Telegraph

North Korea's military threatened on Monday to blow up the Seoul offices of South Korean media outlets following critical coverage of a mass children's event in Pyongyang.

The military general staff, in an unusually detailed statement on the official news agency, said missile units and other forces had fixed the longitude and latitude coordinates for several firms' offices in central Seoul.

The statement named the Chosun Ilbo and JoongAng Ilbo newspapers, a TV channel operated by Dong-A Ilbo newspaper, and the KBS, CBS, MBC and SBS television stations.

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More News On North Korean Threats To Attack South Korean Media Outlets

North Korea's Military 'Targets' Media Outlets in the South -- Voice of America
North Korea threatens 'sacred war' with media in South -- CBC/AP
North Korea threatens to attack South Korean media -- AFP
North Korea threatens to bomb South Korean media -- Deutsche Welle
North Korea threatens Seoul’s media with rocket attacks -- Euronews
North Korea threatens media in Seoul -- UPI
North Korea says it has aimed missiles at South Korean media groups -- FOX News/AP

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