North Korean officials cautioned that "security cannot be guaranteed for South Korean civil airplanes... in particular while the military exercises are under way".
The statement comes in the midst of a joint South Korean/American military exercise, which Pyongyang says is preparation for the possible invasion of North Korea, as reported by BBC News.
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Twitter users express their views concerning these new developments.
@MattNeale: (London) Wondering if I should get on a plane to Korea
@4phun:(Marietta, Georgia) N Korea threatens civilian planes - you fly -you may die!
@farkmain: (Location Undisclosed) Realizing they'd never stand a chance against a real military, North Korea has resorted to threatening civilian
@analoguepilot: (Florida) why i wont be spuriously flying my learjet over north korea anytime soon: http://tinyurl.com/d7pw2j
@4phun:(Marietta, Georgia) N Korea threatens civilian planes - you fly -you may die!
@farkmain: (Location Undisclosed) Realizing they'd never stand a chance against a real military, North Korea has resorted to threatening civilian
@analoguepilot: (Florida) why i wont be spuriously flying my learjet over north korea anytime soon: http://tinyurl.com/d7pw2j
