# Pyongyang warns Seoul of harsh response if threatened

https://mins.news/en/item/110311

- TASS, 2026-10-21 23:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2205893

> Kim Yo Jong warned that North Korea would respond harshly to aggressive actions by South Korea. She said new response measures would be placed on alert along the southern border and loudspeakers aimed at the South would be ready within days. She also said South Korean forces had issued warnings over loudspeakers and fired warning shots at at least two points along the demarcation line on Wednesday.

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