North Korea Says Constitution Now Defines South As 'Hostile' State

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) in January called for a constitutional change defining the South as a hostile state (Credit: AFP)

North Korea said Thursday that its constitution now defines the South as a "hostile" state, the first time Pyongyang has confirmed legal changes called for by leader Kim Jong Un earlier this year.

The country blew up roads and railways linking it to the South this week as "an inevitable and legitimate measure taken in keeping with the requirement of the DPRK Constitution which clearly defines the ROK as a hostile state," the official Korean Central News Agency said.