Declaration of War : N. Korea urges U.S. to remove sanctions on leader Kim

North Korea on Thursday urged the United States to remove sanctions on leader Kim Jong Un, threatening that otherwise Pyongyang will close all bilateral diplomatic channels.

North Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it regards the sanctions imposed a day before by Washington on Kim as a "declaration of war" against Pyongyang.

The statement, carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, accused the United States of crossing the "red line" by hurting the dignity of the supreme leader and said North Korea will take strong countermeasures against Washington if it keeps the sanctions.
 ==Kyodo
7-8/7/16
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