SEOUL - A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday accused the military of the Republic of Korea (ROK) of being the "main culprit" of the drone intrusion into the airspace of Pyongyang, state media reported.

The DPRK has "secured clear evidence" showing that the ROK military is "the main culprit" of the hostile provocation of violating the DPRK's sovereignty by intruding into the sky over its capital city of Pyongyang, said Kim Yo-jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.