Monday, January 19, 2009

South Korea Orders Alert After North Korean Threat

Bloomberg by Heejin Koo

South Korea placed its military on alert after North Korea threatened “strong military retaliatory steps” over the government in Seoul’s confrontational policies.

South Korea ordered its army, navy and air force to “strengthen their alert status,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement yesterday. “No particular movements by the North Korean military have been detected,” it added.

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