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December 24, 2024

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North Korea slams South Korea over largest ever artillery exercise

North Korea says that the South will "have to pay" for recent artillery drills

North Korea has labelled South Korea a "warmonger" and slammed the ROK in state media on Thursday for staging its largest ever artillery exercise, held on the peninsula on the same day.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) article said that the timing of the exercises and the nature of the scale indicates an attempt by the South to increase militarily pressure on the North and stoke tensions. 

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