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Times of Oman
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Times of Oman
North Korea warns US after air drill on Kim Il Sung birthday
Pyongyang: North Korea threatened retaliation on Thursday after the United States flew long-range B-1B bombers over South Korea during a joint training exercise. The drill took place on Tuesday, which North Korea considers as an invasion rehearsal for an attack against it. It is particularly cautious about the American use of long-range bombers, aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines. According to South Korea's Defense Ministry, the joint training, a routine practice between both countries, showed their combined military capabilities against North Korea's advancing nuclear programme. The joint air drill happened on the 113th anniversary of the birthday of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea, which raised tensions. The strategic deployment of US long-range bombers in the region has become a "reckless bluffing," said North Korea's Defense Ministry in a statement carried by state news agency KCNA. "The recent military move of the US and the Republic of Korea [South Korea] is an open threat to the security of our state and a grave provocation that raises the military tension in the region to an extremely dangerous level," KCNA added. North Korea's Defense Ministry threatened the US to retaliate against its "aggressive attempt to permanently fix the malignant instability element in the security environment of the region," KCNA added. North Korea often test-launches missiles in response to the US long-range bomber B-1B, which the US Air Force often uses for powerful airstrikes. Jeon Ha-kyu, a spokesperson South Korea's Defence Ministry, said in a briefing that the joint military venture was defensive. South Korea's Air Force announced on Thursday a large-scale aerial drill called "Freedom Flag" with the US Air Force that will occur twice a year. The two-week exercise would involve 90 fighter jets and other aerial military assets from South Korea and the US.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
North Korea warns US after air drill on Kim Il Sung birthday
North Korea threatened retaliation on Thursday after the US flew long-range B-1B bombers over South Korea during a joint training exercise. The drill took place on Tuesday, which North Korea considers as an invasion rehearsal for an attack against it. It is particularly cautious about the American use of long-range bombers, aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines. According to South Korea's Defense Ministry, the joint training, a routine practice between both countries, showed their combined military capabilities against North Korea's advancing nuclear program. The joint air drill happened on the 113th anniversary of birthday of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea, which raised tensions. The strategic deployment of US long-range bombers in the region has become a "reckless bluffing," said North Korea's Defense Ministry in a statement carried by state news agency KCNA. "The recent military move of the US and the Republic of Korea [South Korea] is an open threat to the security of our state and a grave provocation that raises the military tension in the region to an extremely dangerous level," KCNA added. North Korea's Defense Ministry threatened the US to retaliate against its "aggressive attempt to permanently fix the malignant instability element in the security environment of the region," KCNA added. North Korea often test-launches missiles in response to the US long-range bomber B-1B, which the US Air Force often uses for powerful airstrikes. Jeon Ha-kyu, a spokesperson South Korea's Defense Ministry, said in a briefing that the joint military venture was defensive. South Korea's Air Force announced on Thursday a large-scale aerial drill called "Freedom Flag" with the US Air Force that will occur twice a year. The two-week exercise would involve 90 fighter jets and other aerial military assets from South Korea and the US. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have escelated in recent years as North Korea continues with weapons tests to modernize its nuclear arsenal and backs Russia's war in Ukraine by providing weapons and troops. Edited by: Zac Crellin
ARN News Center
07-03-2025
- Politics
- ARN News Center
South Korea says fighter jet misfire injured rises to 29
The number of people injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area on Thursday increased to 15 civilians and 14 soldiers, the country's defence ministry said. The latest tally included cases of ear damage due to the blasts, as well as people suffering from migraines and anxiety, Defence Ministry spokesperson Jeon Ha-kyu told reporters on Friday. Two South Korean fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight air-to-surface bombs on a civilian town on Thursday. An ensuing blast shook homes and buildings, video footage showed. The area impacted in Pocheon, which is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of Seoul, was outside of a training area close to the border with North Korea. Nine of the wounded were currently hospitalised, including two who were seriously hurt, according to the spokesperson. Eight 500-pound (225 kg) Mk82 bombs from two jets fell outside the designated range during joint live-fire exercises due to a pilot entering incorrect coordinates, the military said. Authorities have suspended live-fire exercises until it was clearly established what had gone wrong, but the military said the incident would not affect major joint South Korean and US military exercises starting on Monday. Near the defence ministry in Seoul, dozens of activists and residents from the affected town held a rally on Friday to demand a halt to military drills that threaten the lives and peace of people living in the area. "We, Pocheon citizens, are fundamentally questioning these ongoing military exercises," said Lee Myoung-won, a Pocheon resident at the rally, adding it was unclear who the military drills were providing security for and what they were for.
Dubai Eye
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Dubai Eye
South Korea says fighter jet misfire injured rises to 29
The number of people injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area on Thursday increased to 15 civilians and 14 soldiers, the country's defence ministry said. The latest tally included cases of ear damage due to the blasts, as well as people suffering from migraines and anxiety, Defence Ministry spokesperson Jeon Ha-kyu told reporters on Friday. Two South Korean fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight air-to-surface bombs on a civilian town on Thursday. An ensuing blast shook homes and buildings, video footage showed. The area impacted in Pocheon, which is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of Seoul, was outside of a training area close to the border with North Korea. Nine of the wounded were currently hospitalised, including two who were seriously hurt, according to the spokesperson. Eight 500-pound (225 kg) Mk82 bombs from two jets fell outside the designated range during joint live-fire exercises due to a pilot entering incorrect coordinates, the military said. Authorities have suspended live-fire exercises until it was clearly established what had gone wrong, but the military said the incident would not affect major joint South Korean and US military exercises starting on Monday. Near the defence ministry in Seoul, dozens of activists and residents from the affected town held a rally on Friday to demand a halt to military drills that threaten the lives and peace of people living in the area. "We, Pocheon citizens, are fundamentally questioning these ongoing military exercises," said Lee Myoung-won, a Pocheon resident at the rally, adding it was unclear who the military drills were providing security for and what they were for.
