North Korea vows to kill former president Park

The North’s statement was issued under the name of the country’s Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of People’s Security and the Central Public Prosecutor’s Office.

North Korea also demanded South Korea hand over Ms Park and Mr Lee under “international convention” because they committed “statesponsored terrorism”.

An official from the South’s National Intelligence Agency said the allegations were untrue.

North Korean propaganda often contains extreme claims.

In May, it accused the US and South Korean spy agencies of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on leader Kim Jong Un involving biochemical weapons.

Following months of massive protests, Ms Park was formally removed from office and arrested in March over the corruption scandal.

She was indicted in April on bribery and other charges. VENEZUELA’S president has said a stolen police helicopter fired on the country’s Supreme Court in what he called a thwarted “terrorist attack” aimed at ousting him from power.

The confusing exchange took place as Nicolas Maduro was speaking live on state television to pro-government journalists.

More than hour after the flyover ended, he told the audience that the helicopter had fired on the court with grenades. He said one of the grenades did not explode, preventing any loss of life.

“It could have caused a tragedy with several dozen dead and injured,” said Mr Maduro.

Adding to the intrigue, pictures of a blue police helicopter carrying an antigovernment banner appeared on social media around the same time as a video in which a police