North Korea threatens to ‘set Seoul on fire’ while South promises it will ‘pay a price’ for military action

A war of words has erupted

A war of words has erupted between North and South Korea, with Pyongyang reviving an old threat to set “Seoul on fire,” or worse, while Seoul has warned its neighbor will “pay a price” for any military action taken.

North Korea slammed Seoul for talking “nonsense” about its decision to blow up a joint liaison office in the border town of Kaesong on Tuesday. It claimed South Korea was “brazen-faced” and had “no qualifications whatsoever” to accuse it of violating agreements when it had systematically done so, along with carrying out war exercises. 

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