Jong Hong Won also cried out for making "a ten-fold retaliation", vociferating about "the north's provocation".

Rodong Sinmun Saturday says in a bylined commentary in this regard:

This is the most hideous provocation in history.

The traitors without equals who dare hurt the dignity of the supreme leadership of the nation and make desperate efforts have already been put on the list of primary targets of the DPRK's army.

What the traitors uttered is as crazy as playing with the destiny of 40 million people.

The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK are waiting for an order to go into action, keeping all the strongholds of aggression and confrontation within their gun sights, and will deal a thousand-fold blows at those going reckless, not knowing what a real war is like.

Once KPA artillery pieces open their fire for the great war for the country's reunification, the enemies will not be able to save their skins and Ri Sang Hwa and other provocateurs will perish in debris of their dens.

Then they will keenly realize what awful things they did before meeting their miserable ends.