South Korea's Yoon warns North Korea may try to disrupt April poll

FILE PHOTO: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (not pictured) holds a press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during his visit to the Netherlands following an invitation from King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, in The Hague, Netherlands, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned on Wednesday that North Korea could stage provocations such as armed actions near the shared border, drone intrusions, cyber attacks or spreading fake news to interfere in April's parliamentary elections.

Yoon made the remarks as he convened an annual meeting of the central integrated defence council that brings together the military, government and civil defence entities.