U.S. attacked 1st during axe murder incident, N.Korea says on 40th anniversary
On 40th year of axing incident, N.Korea says it would nuke U.S. if attacked first
North Korea on Thursday claimed that the Panmunjom Axe Murder Incident in 1976, which resulted in the death of two U.S. officers, was sparked by American soldiers who “attacked the North” first.
The attack – which happened exactly 40 years ago today – almost drove the South and the North to the verge of a second Korean War.
North Korea on Thursday claimed that the Panmunjom Axe Murder Incident in 1976, which resulted in the death of two U.S. officers, was sparked by American soldiers who “attacked the North” first.
The attack – which happened exactly 40 years ago today – almost drove the South and the North to the verge of a second Korean War.
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