N. Korea warns of more strikes; RP worried over US-Seoul military exercises
11/26/2010SEOUL — North Korea yesterday blamed South Korea and the United States for provoking its artillery bombardment and warned it was ready to strike again, as a US carrier headed in for war games off the tense peninsula.
Pyongyang charged in a statement that “the US can never evade responsibility for the recent exchange of fire,” which saw four persons killed when North Korean forces shelled the island in disputed waters last Tuesday.(See related story on Page 5)
“If the warmongering South Korean puppets fail to return to their senses and commit another reck-less military provocation, our army will carry out second and third rounds of powerful physical retalia-tory strikes without hesitation.”
The warning came as the US and South Korean navies plan to hold a four-day naval exercise in the Yellow Sea from Sunday that will involve a strike group headed by aircraft carrier the USS George Washington..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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