Kim Jong Un's sister calls South Korean defence minister 'scum-like guy' over missile remark

Kim Yo Jong: 'South Korea may face a serious threat owing to the reckless remarks made by its defence minister.'

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called the South Korean defence minister a “scum-like guy” and warned the South may face “a serious threat” for talking about pre-emptive strikes on the North. Picture: Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called the South Korean defence minister a “scum-like guy” and warned the South may face “a serious threat” for talking about pre-emptive strikes on the North.

Kim Yo Jong’s statement came amid heightened tensions between the rival Koreas over the North’s spate of weapons tests this year, including its first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years.