North Korea's foreign minister on Monday accused President Donald Trump of declaring war, saying that gives the rogue regime the right to shoot down U.S. strategic bombers, according to CNBC.
Pyongyang could target planes even when they are not flying in North Korean airspace, Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told reporters in New York, CNBC reports.
"The whole world should clearly remember it was the U.S. who first declared war on our country," he said.
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On Saturday, American bombers flew in international airspace east of North Korea in a symbolic show of military force.