Attending them were officials of local party and power organs, working people's organizations, factories, enterprises and co-op farms, and working people, youths and students.

The statement of the DPRK government was read out at the rallies to be followed by speeches.

The speakers denounced the beast-like U.S. for fabricating the illegal "sanctions resolution" on the DPRK in a bid to wipe out the socialist bulwark from the planet.

They fully supported the statement which solemnly declared that the DPRK would respond by taking resolute retaliatory measures as the U.S. launched full-scale provocation against the DPRK across all fields of politics, economy and military.

They called for foiling the vicious sanctions and blockade of the enemies in the spirit of self-development and thus opening a wide avenue to the building of a power country.

Then there were mass demonstrations.

Provincial, city and county joint meetings of the Korean Children's Union organizations were also held to vow to foil the U.S. imperialists' reckless nuclear war hysteria.