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| N.Korea claims to have a secret strike force |
| 8 Feb 2010 |
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North Korea says it has a secret strike force to counter what it calls South Korean plots to topple the regime in Pyongyang.
The communist North, which often claims that Seoul's conservative government is plotting against it, said such attempts have "recently gone beyond the danger line."
The remark was contained in a joint statement from the Ministry of People's Security and the Ministry of State Security.
The statement cited Seoul's support for US demands that Pyongyang scrap its nuclear weapons before any broader settlement of differences.
It also criticised efforts by the South's military to defend the disputed Yellow Sea border and what it called "reckless" operations to destabilise the North.
The statement also complained about increased scattering of propaganda leaflets, which it said were now penetrating deep into the country from border areas.
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