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North Korea slams ‘dangerous’ drills by US, Japan, South Korea

Pyongyang has traditionally criticised joint drills between the US and South Korea as rehearsals for invasion, and in some cases responded with weapons tests, but Seoul and Washington say they are purely defensive [File: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s influential sister has condemned upcoming joint military exercises between the United States, Japan and South Korea, calling them “dangerous” and a “reckless show of strength”.

The comments by Kim Yo Jong, published by state media on Sunday, come a day before Seoul and its allies begin drills combining naval, air and missile defence exercises off South Korea’s Jeju Island.

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