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 NORTH KOREA SAYS IT COULD STRIKE AMERICAN TARGETS ANYWHERE 

A  senior official in Pyongyang,   told a news agency  that  North Korea  had  a  right to self-defence and, if  provoked,  had  the ability to strike American targets anywhere in the world.

Pyongyong: North Korea has responded defiantly to the  decision by the United Nations nuclear watchdog to refer  it to   the   UN  Security  Council  for  breaching   nuclear   non-proliferation agreements. 

A  senior official in Pyongyang,   told a news agency  that  North Korea  had  a  right to self-defence and, if  provoked,  had  the ability to strike American targets anywhere in the world. 

He also called  on the Security Council to investigate the United  States own nuclear programme.   

Meanwhile,  US  media reports  indicated the UN  Security  Council could impose sanctions on North Korea.  The International  Atomic Energy Agency could present the issue of North Korean nuclear programme before the UN Security Council for further  action,  said reports.

Asian News International (ANI)