Pyongyang slams further US sanctions

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued a furious statement on Sunday slamming the United States for imposing sanctions against government officials and the defense industry for an alleged cyberattack on Sony.

It again denied any role in the breach of tens of thousands of confidential Sony e-mails and business files.

A spokesman of the DPRK Foreign Ministry accused the US of "groundlessly" stirring up hostility and claimed that the new sanctions would not weaken the country's military.