defense chief-N Korea
S. Korean defense minister denies involvement in N. Korea's drone incursion claim
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Saturday denied the South Korean military's involvement in North Korea's claims of drone incursions in September last year and earlier this week, saying the drones in question were not models operated by the South Korean military.
Ahn made the remarks after North Korea claimed earlier in the day that South Korea infringed on its sovereignty with drone incursions, saying that Seoul should be ready to "pay a high price" for what it called a provocation.
In response to an inquiry by Yonhap News Agency, Ahn said the North's alleged claims were "absolutely not true."
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