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March 25, 2016

As Korean tensions rise, rival leaders get personal
Seoul (AFP) March 25, 2016
Escalating military tensions on the divided Korean peninsula took an increasingly personal turn Friday, with the leaders of North and South each threatening the other's destruction. For North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un that meant overseeing a long-range artillery drill, simulating a strike on the offices and official residence of his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-Hye. Park, meanwhile, countered by accusing Kim of leading his country down a "path of self destruction" and suggesting it was ti ... read more

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