Seoul’s spy service says North Korea is preparing attacks

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered preparations for launching “terror” attacks on South Koreans, a top Seoul official said Thursday, as worries about the North grow after its recent nuclear test and rocket launch.

In televised remarks, senior South Korean presidential official Kim Sung-woo said North Korea’s spy agency has begun work to implement Kim Jong Un’s order to “muster anti-South terror capabilities that can pose a direct threat to our lives and security.”

[...] President Obama slapped North Korea with more stringent sanctions Thursday for defying the world and pushing forward with its nuclear weapons program.