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Kim Yo Jong, North Korean top brass visit border and threaten ‘counterattack’

DPRK Marshal Pak Jong Chon tells troops building fortifications to fight back if South Korean forces threaten safety

The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong and top military brass visited the inter-Korean border on Tuesday, according to state media, ordering troops to “counterattack immediately” if South Korean forces threaten their safety.

DPRK Marshal Pak Jong Chon inspected key points of the “southern border fortification construction site,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. The outlet released photos of Pak, Kim and other officials near a barbed wire fence and concrete wall.

“When the enemy, following warning broadcasts and warning shots, commits provocations that actually threaten the safety of our soldiers in the future, you must absolutely not

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