N. Korea: South’s President an ’Ugly Bat’

Local Editor

North Korea launched a fresh personal attack on South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Wednesday, calling her an "ugly female bat" in an article apparently penned by a satirizing zoologist.

The article, published by the official KCNA news agency, also painted a picture of a panic-stricken Park as she ran to a bunker after hearing of North Korea's January 6 nuclear test.

The article followed an equally aggressive diatribe in the ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Sunday which described Park as "crazy" and triggered an angry response from Seoul that condemned the use of such "vulgar language."

The attacks came amid escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula with Park taking a markedly tougher stance with Pyongyang following its nuclear test and last month's long-range rocket launch.

Wednesday's article's main theme was a forced comparison of Park to a bat, in terms of both looks and behavior.

The choice was a play on Park's surname which is a partial homonym for the Korean word for bat "bakjwi".

"She behaved like a bat which lives in such dingy place as cave," the article said.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team