SKorean islanders ordered to take shelter

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Breitbart:

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea (AP) - An official says that residents on five South Korean border islands have been ordered to take shelter before firing drills that will go ahead despite North Korea's threat to retaliate.
South Korea will carry out the live firing drills on front-line Yeonpyeong Island on Monday.

The Ongjin County official says that residents on Yeonpyeong and four other islands have been ordered to take shelter ahead of the drills because of possible attacks by North Korea.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP)—South Korea will go ahead with live firing drills Monday despite North Korea's threat to retaliate, the South's military said, sharply ramping up tensions as the U.N. failed to find a solution.

Marines will conduct the one-day artillery drills on Yeonpyeong Island—shelled by a North Korean artillery barrage last month—and the exact timing will be determined by weather conditions, an officer at the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

South Korea's military will "immediately and sternly" deal with any possible provocation by North Korea, the officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity citing department rules.

Residents, local officials and journalists on the island were ordered to evacuate to underground shelters because of possible attacks by North Korea, he said.

Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified military officer, said the firing may start as early as around 11 a.m. (0200 GMT). The Joint Chiefs of Staff officer said he couldn't confirm the report.

The North has warned of a "catastrophe" if South Korea goes ahead with the drills.

The North has said it would strike back harder than it did last month, when two South Korean marines and two civilians were killed on the island.
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Duck and cover, Korean style...

[Casino67]

W7VOA

 

yonhap: 2 #ROK destroyers forward deployed in Yellow Sea. AFP: #ROK Air Force readied in case of #DPRK attack. #Koreas 24 minutes ago via TweetDeck

 

 

It's 1313KST here -- no confirmation yet that artillery drill has commenced on Yeonpyeong.

 

 

 

CNN: #DPRK tells NM Gov. Richardson in Pyongyang it would allow return of IAEA inspectors to ease tensions.

 

 

CNN: #DPRK tells Richardson it agrees to ship fuel rods out of the country.

 

#ROK defense ministry tells VOA just now artillery drill still on for some time today. #Koreas

 

W7VOA Steve Herman

Reuters staffer on Yeonpyeong says artillery firing heard on the island.

 

ROK Defense Ministry, speaking to VOA just now, says it'll not confirm exercise until it concludes

[Casino67]

If true, the ball is in the NK's court now.