N. Korea's H-bomb threat should be taken "literally": official

N. Korea's H-bomb threat should be taken "literally": official

File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea's threat of a possible hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean should be taken "literally," Ri Yong Pil, a senior official of the country said in an interview with CNN aired on Oct. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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