North Korea says US sanctions on leader 'a declaration of war'

July 08, 2016 01:52

North Korea said that the new US sanctions targeting its leader Kim Jong-Un amounted to a "declaration of a war" and vowed to take strong retaliatory measures.

The move by the United States constituted "the worst-ever hostile act" and "an open declaration of a war" against the North, Pyongyang's foreign ministry said in a statement, carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.

The US yesterday placed Kim on its sanctions blacklist, calling him directly responsible for a long list of serious human rights abuses.

The sanctions are the first that name the country's "Supreme Leader", as well as the first targeting the reclusive state for rights violations.

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