“We will strike you mercilessly without notice,” the fax read

Dec 20, 2013 14:37 GMT  ·  By

South Korea's protests against Kim Jong-Un's regime angered the northern country's leader and lead to a warning message threatening to “strike mercilessly” and “without notice” if the demonstrations don't stop.

Protesters in Seoul gathered on the second death anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il and started burning effigies of the current North Korean leader in a rally against the dictator's regime. Demonstrations depicting Kim Jong-Un and north Korean flags burning were perceived as an offense worthy of a war threat.

The fax addressed to the south stated that the activities mocking the dictator are “repeated extra-large provocations to North Korea's highest dignity taking place in the middle of Seoul,” and that these demonstrations deserve a lesson in the form of a horrible attack, Kim Min-Seok, Defense Ministry spokesman said, according to Daily Mail.

Recent events in North Korea, like the execution of the leader's own uncle, raised concerns related to the neighboring countries' safety. Not only is the authoritarian regime housing nuclear tests and developing its military system to a worrying level, but it is constantly attracting attention with horrible public executions.

South Korea responded to its neighbor's threat and warned the country that if they will “carry out [the] provocation, [they] will firmly retaliate,” notes Daily Mail. South Korea's Ministry of Defense openly stated that if Kim were to attack the country, they would not think twice about striking back full force.

The constant war threat coming from North Korea's barricaded borders has led to the forming of a stronger bond between South Korea, China and Japan. Defense plans and military budgets have been growing in order to successfully manage a potential attack.

Even if many believe Kim's threats to be just a way of hiding his weak spots and his inexperience, no country is willing to risk the well-being of its nation on assumptions. Attempts of following and estimating the authoritarian regime's movements are constantly made, but with the lack of transparency and closed national system, it is hard to effectively predict such actions.