South Korea strengthens military near border
South Korea ordered extra troops deployed on islands near North Korea with Pyongyang warning it would follow its bombardment with more attacks if its neighbour tried any ‘provocations.’ China is coming under increasing pressure to rein its prickly ally and South Korean media reports said Tuesday’s artillery attack was likely personally ordered by Pyongyang’s reclusive leader Kim Jong-il. ‘(North Korea) will wage second and even third rounds of attacks without any hesitation, if warmongers in South Korea make reckless military provocations again,’ the North’s KCNA news agency quoted a statement from the military as saying. Kim and his son and designated heir Jong-un visited the coastal…
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