NKorea denounces UN sanctions, will respond

Seoul, Oct 17: North Korea has denounced sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council in response to its nuclear test last week, its official state media reported today.

''We are monitoring US actions and will take appropriate measures,'' state television quoted a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying.

North Korea likened the sanctions to a declaration of war and promised to strike against those who try to topple its leaders, the report said.

The comments mostly reiterated statements made by a North Korean envoy at the United Nations last week when the communist state denounced the UN measures to hit it for testing a nuclear device.

REUTERS

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