May 27
South Korean war veterans and conservative protesters hold an anti-North Korea rally in front of city hall in Seoul. South Korea ramped up its military exercises Thursday as tensions continue to rise a week after North Korea was accused of sinking a South Korean warship in March.
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May 27
A protester reacts during speeches in Seoul denouncing North Korea. North Korea plans to scrap an agreement aimed at preventing accidental naval clashes with South Korea in retaliation for being blamed for the sunken ship.
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May 27
A South Korean navy vessel conducts a drill off the western coast of Taean, South Korea. North Korea warned of "immediate physical strikes" if any South Korean ships were to enter its waters.
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May 27
A South Korean protester smacks at an inflatable likeness of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il.
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May 26
A North Korean soldier looks over the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas. North Korea warned it would block South Korean access to a joint industrial complex in its territory if Seoul goes ahead with its plan to resume cross-border propaganda broadcasts.
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May 26
A broken section of what Seoul claims to be a North Korean torpedo is displayed during a military briefing for South Korean policymakers.
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May 26
Protesters scuffle with police officers as they try to burn a North Korean flag during a rally in Seoul. North Korea declared to cut all the ties with the South as a punishment for blaming for the sinking of a South Korean warship.
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May 26
An anti-war activist shouts a slogan during a rally against current U.S. policy toward North Korea, in front of the foreign ministry office building where Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was arriving to meet South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan in Seoul. Clinton said on Wednesday it was in the interests of the international community, including China, to persuade North Korea to change its ways.
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May 26
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, speaks as South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan listens during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul.
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May 26
South Korean conservative activists hold placards showing pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, during an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul. South Korea vowed to punish North Korea for sinking a warship despite the hardline regime's threat to sever all ties.
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May 25
A South Korean activist tears North Korean flags during a rally against the communist neighbor, near the National Assembly in Seoul. Tensions on the Korean peninsula soared Tuesday as South Korea resumed propaganda broadcasts into North Korea in retaliation for the deadly sinking of a warship, while the North's leader reportedly ordered troops ready for combat.
Lee Jin-man-AP
May 24
South Korean officials, from left, Unification Minister Hyun In-Taek, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and Defense Minister Kim Tae-Young hold a joint news conference on government retaliation over the sunken warship. South Korea announced it is halting all trade and most investment with North Korea in response to the March attack.
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May 24
A South Korean railway worker passes a sign showing the distance to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, and the South Korean capital, Seoul, from a train station in Paju, near the demilitarized zone between the two countries.
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May 24
A South Korean looks over the northern side of the demilitarized zone as tensions rise between the two Koreas.
Yu Young-shik-AP
May 24
"Fellow citizens, we have always tolerated North Korea's brutality, time and again. We did so because we have always had a genuine longing for peace on the Korean Peninsula," said South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in a speech. "But now things are different. North Korea will pay a price corresponding to its provocative acts."
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May 23
A South Korean child kicks at a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a Korean War exhibition in Seoul.
Ahn Young-joon-AP
May 21
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called for regime change in North Korea and issued a challenge to China, which has yet to accept the results of the investigation that found that North Korea was to blame for the South Korean ship's sinking.
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May 20
A multinational investigation found that a North Korean torpedo sank the 1,200-ton warship on March 26, killing 46 sailors.
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May 20
South Korean conservatives rally against North Korea in Seoul. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that the United States will support "all the steps the South Koreans are going to announce."
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May 20
North Korean defectors and South Korean activists release balloons carrying leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at Baengnyeong Island, north of Seoul.
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May 20
South Korean military officers display blueprints of North Korean torpedo parts salvaged from the Yellow Sea.
Jung Yeon-je-AP
May 20
The incident has altered the security situation in Northeast Asia by forcing China to make a difficult choice between the two Koreas. China has seemed supportive of North Korea, while the international community has condemned the attack.
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May 20
South Korean Marines stand guard on Baengnyeong Island, near the border with North Korea. Nearly 29,000 U.S. troops are also stationed in South Korea.
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May 20
A South Korean K1 tank fires during an exercise to prepare for a possible surprise attack by North Korea. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has apparently ruled out an immediate military retaliation.
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May 19
Rear Adm. Park Jung-soo of the South Korean navy speaks to the media in front of the wreckage of the Cheonan.
Lee Jae-won-AP
April 24, 2010
A giant crane salvages the front portion of the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan off Baengnyeong Island, South Korea. An investigation found that the torpedo was identical to a North Korean torpedo that had been obtained by South Korea.
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April 24, 2010
A part of the salvaged South Korean naval vessel. Rescuers pulled 58 crew members, including the captain, from the ship before it sank, but 46 were killed. Investigators from Australia, Britain, Sweden and the United States pieced the ship together to determine the cause of the explosion.
Choi Jae-ku Yonhap-Reuters
April 29, 2010
South Korean marines mourn the dead sailors. Officials say South Korea will request that the U.N. Security Council look into the torpedo attack and is seeking to tighten sanctions on North Korea.
Choi Jae-ku Yonhap-Reuters
April 30, 2010
Family members of the victims throw flowers into the sea from a naval ship near the maritime border with North Korea. On March 26, an explosion tore a hole in the bottom of the Cheonan, which was sailing near a disputed sea border with North Korea.
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April 26, 2010
A relative of one victim faces a portrait of the sailor during a memorial service.
AP
April 27, 2010
South Korean soldiers salute in front of portraits of the dead during a memorial service at Seoul City Hall Plaza. The blast occurred in an area of the Yellow Sea where three North-South naval skirmishes have occurred in the past decade.
Ahn Young-joon-AP
April 29, 2010
A woman grieves at a funeral service at the Daejeon National Cemetery, about 87 miles south of Seoul.
Shin Hyeon-Jong-Reuters
April 29, 2010
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, second from right, consoles family members at a funeral at a navy base at Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul. Analysts say Lee must respond forcefully to the attack but avoid further violence.
Jung Yeon-je-AP
April 29, 2010
Survivors honor the fallen at a funeral at the Second Fleet Command of the Navy in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
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April 29, 2010
A family member of Senior Chief Petty Officer Kim Gyeong-su, who died in the explosion aboard the Cheonan, touches Kim's grave.
Shin Hyeon-Jong-Reuters
May 4, 2010
A man reads messages attached to portraits of the dead in Seoul.
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