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North Korea warns South over 'madcap' drills

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North Korea warned South Korea on Friday over plans to hold live-fire drills on Yeonpyeong Island, saying its response would be "deadlier" than shelling in November that killed four people.

North Korea warned South Korea on Friday over plans to hold live-fire drills on Yeonpyeong Island, saying its response would be "deadlier" than shelling in November that killed four people.

South Korea said on Thursday that it would hold what North Korea has dubbed "madcap naval firing exercises" between December 18-21.

North Korea said its response to its drills would be more serious than the November 23 shelling of the island "in terms of the powerfulness and sphere of the strike."

The message was sent to South Korean military officials earlier on Friday.

Pyongyang does not recognize the sea border between the countries, drawn up by the United States at the end of the 1950s Korean War.

The drills will be observed by officials from the Military Armistice Commission of the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) to ensure that it is carried out in accordance with the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War, the JCS spokesman said.

Some 20 U.S. soldiers will also take part in the exercises by providing medical and communications support, he said.

Residents on Yeonpyeong will be advised to leave the island before the drill starts, and those who want to stay will be taken to shelters, the spokesman told Yonhap.

South Korean officials have warned the North it will retaliate harshly if Pyongyang attacks the South's territory again.

MOSCOW, December 17 (RIA Novosti)

 

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