US Accuses N Korea of Reckless Behavior

World | March 4, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Washington has accused North Korea of "reckless behaviour" after four of its fighter jets intercepted a US reconnaissance plane in international airspace. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Pyongyang was testing the tolerance of the US and the incident could lead to further international isolation of the country. Mr Fleischer confirmed that the US would lodge a formal protest over Sunday's incident when the North Korean jets shadowed the plane for 22 minutes. US officials said that at one point one MiG fighter edged within 15 metres (50 feet) of the US plane. News of the incident came as the US and South Korea began large-scale military exercises and amid continuing tension over the North's nuclear programme.

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