Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued a warning over the weekend, threatening that Seoul would face "terrible consequences" if drones from South Korea were detected in North Korea's airspace again.
The latest threats came about a week after North Korea claimed that South Korean drones violated its airspace on three different occasions, dropping propaganda leaflets over Pyongyang.
In response, ministry spokesperson Koo Byoung-sam said that North Korea has often used tactics to exaggerate situations for internal control.
He said that the latest threats appeared to have similar motives, suggesting that North Korea's claims might be aimed at justifying future provocations or creating instability in South Korea.
Koo emphasized that regardless of North Korea's intentions, "they will never be able to achieve their objectives through threats and provocations."
Meanwhile, military authorities here said the same day that North Korea seems to be preparing for explosions on roads in the border areas with South Korea, following the isolated country's threat to sever all inter-Korean roads and railways last week.
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Park Sae-jin
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