朝鲜指责美韩军演以朝鲜国旗做靶

North Korea has reacted angrily to a joint U.S.-South Korean military exercise that was held Friday, denouncing the use of its national flag as a target.

Around 2,000 South Korean and U.S. troops, along with jet fighters, tanks and attack helicopters took part in Friday\'s exercise to test responses to any assault.  The exercise was timed to mark the 62nd anniversary of the start of the Korean War on June 25, 1950.

For the first time, an oversized North Korean flag was used in the live-fire exercise.  

In a statement released Sunday, the North\'s state Korean Central News Agency called the move an extremely grave military action and politically-motivated provocation. The statement blamed the United States for starting the war and expressed Pyongyang\'s intention to keep building its military.

大约2千名韩国和美国军人以及喷气战机、坦克、武装直升机参加了上星期五的演习，这次演习的目的是检验对任何攻击的反应能力。这次演习的时间是为了纪念1950年6月25号韩战爆发62周年。

这是首次在实弹演习中将一面巨大的朝鲜国旗作为靶子。

朝鲜国家媒体朝中社星期天发表声明说，这一举动是极其严重的军事行为和政治挑衅。声明还指责美国发动韩战，并表示平壤将继续扩充军力。