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Aug 2, 2008 8:38 pm US/Central

N. Korea To Eject South Koreans From Resort

Move Sure To Escalate Tensions Between Divided Countries

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ― North Korea says it will eject South Koreans from a mountain resort in the communist country, a further sign of fraying ties between the divided countries.

The move comes after a South Korean tourist was shot by a North Korean soldier at the resort last month, prompting strong protests from Seoul.

The North's military unit in the resort said in a statement carried Sunday by the official Korean Central News Agency that it would expel all tourists deemed "unnecessary" from the area.

The North also warned it would take military action against "even the slightest hostile actions" in the Diamond Mountain resort and its military areas.

It said it would also limit the passage of South Korean vehicles through the heavily armed border crossing leading to the resort.

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