In 1983 North Korea carried out the Rangoon bombing , a failed assassination attempt against South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan while he was visiting Burma . The bombing of Korean Air Flight 858 in 1987 , in the lead up to the Seoul Olympics , led to the US government placing North Korea on its list of terrorist countries . North Korea launched a boycott of the Games , supported by Cuba , Ethiopia , Albania and the Seychelles
Rangoon bombing
Rangoon bombing
Korean conflict