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North, South Korea stand firm as deadline looms

Renewed hostility a further blow to Park's efforts to improve North-South ties

Published Fri, Aug 21, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Seoul

NORTH and South Korea appeared headed towards another clash, as Seoul refused an ultimatum that it halt anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts by Saturday afternoon or face military action, and North Korea said its troops were on a war footing.

South Korean Vice-Defence Minister Baek Seung-joo said on Friday it was likely the North would fire at some of the 11 sites where the loudspeakers are set up on the South's side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the countries.