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U.S. Aerial Espionage against DPRK

KCNA

    Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialists committed aerial espionage on the DPRK in July, too, with the mobilization of strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes of different missions, according to military sources. On July 30 U-2 high-altitude strategic reconnaissance plane flew in the sky above the area 120 km west of Tokjok islet and 40 km east of Phochon and Sokcho on an espionage mission. On July 29 two planes of the same type spied on strategic targets of the DPRK one after another.
    EP-3, RC-12 and RC-7B tactical reconnaissance planes made flights day and night everyday to spy on the terrain and coastal lines of the DPRK side in the forefront areas.
    Tactical reconnaissance planes made simultaneous sorties to spy on major military targets of the DPRK on the forefront areas: 9 on July 27, seven on July 24 and 25 each and six on July 7 and 16 each.
    The U.S. imperialists perpetrated more than 190 cases of aerial espionage in July with the mobilization of strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes of different missions.
    Meanwhile, they staged aerial war exercises targeted against the DPRK.
    The U.S. 7th air force present in south Korea mobilized more than 600 fighter bombers, assault planes and commanding planes for exercises aimed to examine the combat preparations from July 21 to 25.
    Such aerial espionage and saber-rattlings clearly indicate that the U.S. imperialist aggressors are seized with extreme war fever to stifle the DPRK by force while openly talking about "north Korea next to Iraq"