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韓國再次進行實彈演習(xí)
Seoul conducts live-fire drills near border

A South Korean watches TV broadcasting Yeonpyeong Island at the port of Incheon in Gyeonggi province of South Korea on Dec. 20, 2010. [Park Jin Hee/Xinhua]

The South Korean military has conducted Monday live-fire exercises on Yeonpyeong Island, close to the border with the North, BBC reports. The drills had been planned to begin at 9 a.m. local time but was delayed repeatedly till 2:30 p.m. by heavy fog. The drill is expected to last for one hour, but the South Korean military said they would "immediately and sternly" deal with any "provocations" from the North.

據(jù)英國廣播公司消息，韓國軍方周一在南北邊境海域的延平島舉行實彈演習(xí)。演習(xí)按計劃應(yīng)該在當(dāng)?shù)貢r間上午9時開始（北京時間8時），但因大霧一直推遲至下午2時30分才進行。演習(xí)預(yù)計持續(xù)1小時，不過韓軍表示，如果朝鮮方面做出任何“挑釁”行為，他們將“立即并嚴(yán)厲地”回應(yīng)。

This move comes despite repeated threats of retaliation from Pyongyang. Residents living on Yeonpyeong Island have been told to evacuate or take shelter. The UN Security Council has been discussing the situation but has failed to reach any agreement.

盡管平壤方面威脅報復(fù)，此次演習(xí)仍照常舉行。延平島上的居民已被告知撤離該島或躲入掩體避險。聯(lián)合國安理會一直在就朝韓局勢展開討論，但至今未達成任何一致。

（China.org.cn）