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South Korea starts large military drills

South Korea starts large military drills

23 December 2010 07:47 (UTC +04:00)

Baku - APA. The South Korean army said it started its military exercise Thursday that it has called its largest land and air winter drills, APA reports. The long-planned drills are being held just 15 miles from South Korea’s longtime adversary North Korea. More than 800 military personnel are scheduled to take part in the exercise in Pocheon, a media officer from the South Korean army said. It will include six fighter jets, anti-tank missiles, and involve more than 100 types of weapons. The drills -- scheduled in 2009 -- come at a time when the country is on high-alert, after Pyongyang shelled a South Korean island in the Yellow Sea that resulted in four deaths. The hostilities come as North Korea is undergoing a transition -- the ailing leader Kim Jong Il is believed to be in the process of transferring power to his son, Kim Jong Un. Some analysts believe the upcoming internal changes have prompted the North to flex its military muscle.

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