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Headline Roundup September 25th, 2017

NK Says it has Right to Shoot US Bombers

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Today, North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong-ho told reporters outside the United Nations in New York that, "since the United States declared war on our country, we will have every right to ... shoot down United States strategic bombers." This statement came after a week of General Assembly meetings in New York in which Ri made a speech that referred to President Trump as a "mentally deranged person full of megalomania." Trump responded to the speech with a tweet that said the foreign minister and Kim Jong-un "won't be around much longer."

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North Korea Says It Has the Right to Shoot Down U.S. Warplanes
North Korea Says It Has the Right to Shoot Down U.S. Warplanes

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North Korea threatened on Monday to shoot down American warplanes even if they are not in the country’s airspace, as its foreign minister declared that President Trump’s threatening comments about the country and its leadership were “a declaration of war.”

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North Korea accuses US of declaring war
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North Korea's foreign minister has accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country and said Pyongyang had the right to shoot down US bombers.

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'Declaration of war': North Korea claims Trump speech brought 'all options' to the table
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A North Korean official said President Trump's comments last week to the United Nations General Assembly amounted to a U.S. "declaration of war" against the Hermit Kingdom -- the latest rhetoric in a war of words that comes a day after a propaganda video from Pyongyang featured missiles demolishing a U.S. aircraft and jets.

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