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South Korea conducts anti-submarine drills as the North announces it is ripping up military agreements with the South. South Korean warships conduct anti-submarine drills as tensions with the North continue to rise. They are aimed at preventing intrusions by North Korean subs after an investigation accused the North of torpedoing a South's warship. 10 naval vessels participated in the war-game to send a strong message to Pyongyang. If the enemy invades our territory, even a little, we will firmly punish it, according to the belligerency rules to protect our country. As Seoul staged the sub drills - North Korea's State-run television announced that the North would scrap agreements between the two sides' militaries. We will completely repeal the military guarantee measures that our army is to enforce related to North South co-operation exchange. In the South's capital Seoul, thousands of protesters vented frustration on effigies of leaders Kim Jong-il and his father. Veterans of the last Korean war gathered along with conservative activists. The next step in this saga will come as early as next week, when South Korea will ask the UN Security council to take up the issue.
