Kim Yo Jong accused the U.S. of sending spy planes over the North's exclusive economic zone.
leader Kim Jong Un alleged on Monday that the country's warplanes repelled a U.S. spy plane that flew over its exclusive economic zone. She warned of"shocking" consequences if the U.S. continues reconnaissance activities in the area.
Earlier Monday, North Korea's Defense Ministry issued a statement accusing the U.S. of flying spy planes into its"inviolable airspace" and warning that approaching aircraft might be shot down.Jorge Silva/AP But while the North Korean Defense Ministry statement seemed to imply an intrusion into the country's territorial airspace, Kim accused the U.S. of sending spy planes over the North's exclusive economic zone, the area within 200 nautical miles of its territory where it controls rights to natural resources.
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