Kim Yo Jong claims DPRK aircraft forced ‘intruding’ US spy planes to retreat
North Korean leader’s sister warns of ‘shocking incident’ over flights, after Pyongyang threatened to shoot down planes
Kim Yo Jong delivers a speech at a national meeting on Aug. 11, 2022 | Image: KCTV
Kim Yo Jong warned late Monday that a “shocking incident” will “inevitably” occur if U.S. spy planes operate in North Korean airspace east of the peninsula, claiming that the DPRK “scrambled” aircraft the same day and forced the U.S. to “retreat.”
It comes after Pyongyang threatened earlier Monday to shoot down U.S. reconnaissance planes.
Kim Yo Jong warned late Monday that a “shocking incident” will “inevitably” occur if U.S. spy planes operate in North Korean airspace east of the peninsula, claiming that the DPRK “scrambled” aircraft the same day and forced the U.S. to “retreat.”
It comes after Pyongyang threatened earlier Monday to shoot down U.S. reconnaissance planes.
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