South Korea and U.S. begin military maneuvers in the Yellow Sea

Funerals of soldiers killed in the attack Tuesday took place on Saturday (27).
Military maneuvers are expected to last four days in the Yellow Sea.

South Korea and the United States began on Sunday (28) four days of military maneuvers in the Yellow Sea, with the participation of the aircraft carrier George Washington, just days after North Korean attack on an island south-Korean border.

According to informed the Board of the Joint Chiefs of South Korea, the maneuvers began this morning with the arrival of the aircraft carrier, nuclear-powered, who joined the battleships South Korean waters in front of the South Korean coastal city of Taean.

North Korea faced the military exercises as "provocation" and said it will attack if their territory is invaded by the sea vessels of the South According to local news agency, missiles were already in place.

On Saturday, the commander of the Marines in South Korea vowed revenge for a "thousand times" against an attack from North Korea that killed two soldiers and two civilians and created a rare statement expressing sadness of North Korea. The Marines were buried Saturday.

The South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told the ministers and advisement are ready for more "provocation" by North Korea during military maneuvers with the United States starting on Sunday.

"There is the possibility that North Korea carry out an unexpected action, so prepare yourself well against it through a cooperation with American forces, South Korean," Lee said a second spokeswoman.

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