North Korea accuses South of being like a 'mongrel dog' as relations worsen

Pyongyang news agency steps up war of words against Seoul as Kim Jong-un's sister says South's president has put his neck in noose of US flunkyism'

North Korea has accused South Korea of behaving like a mongrel dog" bent on confrontation in a state media report that explains the regime's decision to blow up a liaison office - a move that has significantly raised tensions between the two countries.

A commentary carried by the state KCNA news agency said the South's defence ministry was bragging and bluffing, rattling the dialogue partner and stoking a confrontational atmosphere", and warned that Tuesday's destruction of the office - which opened in 2018 to foster better cross-border ties - could be a prelude to a total catastrophe" in North-South relations.