‘Scum-like guy’: North Korean leader’s sister attacks South Korea defence minister

Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, issues blistering attack on Seoul and reckless remarks' by Suh Wook

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called South Korea's defence minister a scum-like guy" for talking about preemptive strikes on the North, warning that the South may face a serious threat".

Kim Yo-jong's statement on Sunday came amid heightened tensions between the rival Koreas over the North's spate of weapons tests this year, including its first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years.