Kim Jong Un cackles as he watches his troops blow up mock-up of South Korea’s presidential Blue House
The North Korean dictator roared with laughter as his special operation forces launched missiles at the replica home
DESPOT Kim Jong-Un cackled as he watched his soldiers blow-up a mock-up of the South Korean president’s home.
The North Korean dictator was pictured roaring with laughter as his special operation forces launched missiles at the replica of the Blue House in the fake attack.
In footage of the military drill, which was broadcast on national TV, soldiers dropped from helicopters using parachutes before blowing up the official residence in Seoul.
The wreckage of the fake Blue House was then shown engulfed in flames and smoke.
Soldiers could also be seen firing semi-automatic weapons into the building.
A beaming Kim followed the action from behind a pair of binoculars.
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Three officials stood behind him and laughed along with the leader.
After watching the military drill, Kim congratulated the soldiers, according to state-run Korea Central News Agency.
"Watching the brave service personnel independently and proactively perform their combat duty, destroying specified targets of the enemy," Kim said.
"Well done, the enemy troops have no space to hide themselves, far from taking any counteraction."
The footage of the fake attack has emerged amid growing tensions between the North and South.
The South Korean military ";strongly condemned" the drill, warning there would be fatal consequences if confronted by the North.
"If the enemy conducts a provocation based on its rash judgement, we will strongly and firmly retaliate with a fatal blow against the North Korean leadership," the defence ministry's joint chiefs of staff said in a statement.
There are growing concerns of attacks by North Korea following Friday's impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye.
This has left the country without a recognised leader.
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn, who has temporarily taken on the role of acting president, held an emergency cabinet meeting and ordered the military to be extra vigilant against the North.
North Korea has conducted two nuclear tests already this year and multiple missile launches in its push for a weapon capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the US.
The UN Security Council slapped its toughest sanctions yet on the North last month over its fifth nuclear test in September, capping the North's annual coal exports - its top external revenue source.
