North Korea threatened to shoot down American aircraft reconnaissance.

North Korea threatened to shoot down any U.S. aircraft, intelligence, which vtorgnetsya in its airspace, transfer agency AFP.

Earlier, North Korean media have reported increased activity of the aircraft, the U.S. intelligence in the area of the planned launch rockets, which, according to representatives of the DPRK should be put into orbit a satellite connection.

According to the central North Korean news agency, from 9 to 20 March, U.S. and South Korean aircraft have active surveillance of strategic facilities in the DPRK.

Also, according to the North Korean side, an American scout plane-RC-135 13, 17 and March 22, flying over the starting set of the DPRK Musudan (Musudan-ri) and the North Korean port of Wonsan (Wonsan) in the Sea of Japan.

North Korean authorities said that flights of American and South Korean aircraft, intelligence is a direct assault on the sovereignty of the DPRK. Recall that North Korea announced its intention to launch missiles from 4 to 8 April.

United States, Japan and South Korea are worried that under the guise of launching a communications satellite, North Korea intends to test a ballistic missile. Japan and the United States sent in the Sea of Japan by two destroyers to monitor the launch. In the event of a threat to Japanese ships are allowed to shoot down a missile, or its fragments. For its part, the DPRK stated that it attempted to shoot down the satellite would be construed as a declaration of war.