North Korea’s National Reconciliation Council (NRC) issued a highly threatening statement on Friday that called for the “elimination” of South Korean President Park Geun-hye and the destruction of South Korea’s presidential residence.

The comments were carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in response to Park’s reaction to a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) test conducted by the North on Wednesday.

It took issue with what it said were Park’s calls for “resolute counteraction” and comments pertaining to economic difficulties in North Korea and the country’s “vacillation”.

“This is treason that deserves punishment by Heaven as it is an intolerable