PYONGYANG, North Korea, October 22 (ANI) — Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned Thursday that Pyongyang would deploy “new countermeasures” along its southern border and place propaganda loudspeakers targeting South Korea on standby within days.
“Our new counter means will get into the alert for duty at all the southern border line and the loudspeakers against the ROK will be on standby in a matter of days,” Kim Yo-jong said in a statement carried by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), according to Yonhap News Agency.
Her remarks came a day after she warned that North Korea would resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea later this month, signaling a further escalation in tensions between the two neighbors, Yonhap reported.
Kim also defended Pyongyang’s ongoing efforts to fortify its southern border, saying construction would continue within North Korean territory.
“Within the territory where our sovereignty is exercised, the permanent project for the southern border will be surely and successfully continued according to our purposes,” she said.
She further claimed that the project would reduce the risk of military confrontation between the two countries.
“If the permanent project for the southern border is carried out, the danger of military conflict between the DPRK and the ROK will be considerably lowered and many complicated problems will be solved,” she added.
The developments come amid unverified claims circulating on social media that Kim Jong-un had died following a severe cerebral hemorrhage. The reports have not been substantiated by independently verifiable evidence.
North Korean state media, meanwhile, released photographs purportedly showing Kim Jong-un inspecting footwear and women’s clothing at an exhibition, according to the New York Post. KCNA reported that he visited the exhibition on Monday, although the images have not been independently authenticated.
The rumors gained traction after Wanjun Xie, a Chinese dissident based in the United States, made claims on social media alleging that Kim had been hospitalized and that China had deployed troops to Pyongyang amid a potential succession crisis. However, the allegations were not accompanied by independently verifiable evidence. (ANI)
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