As for the ambassador's assailant Kim Ki-jong,...<br />North Korea slammed South Korea for labeling him and his actions as "pro-North Korean."<br />North Korea's official daily the Rodong Sinmun says... Seoul is trying to justify Washington's attempts to put Pyongyang back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism.<br />Since Thursday's attack, the North Korean media has been hailing the slashing as a "deserved punishment" for U.S. hostilities.<br />Meanwhile, South Korean authorities are investigating whether Kim may have violated the National Security Law, which bans South Koreans from publicly supporting the North Korean government.<br />He reportedly said... during his interrogation... that late North Korean leader Kim Il-sung was a great leader from the 20th century.
