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Korea: Live updates as Kim Jong-un declares 'state of war' against the South Korea and the US!
The crazed dictator told his troops to be 'fully ready for war', as the deadline for South Korea to meet his demands passes
Follow the latest on the dramatic events on our new live blog here:
- North and South Korea have traded shots
- Tensions continue to escalate
- Deadline for South to cease playing 'anti-North Korea broadcasts' at border passes
- Kim Jong-un claims he will launch attack
- North Korea supporters warn: 'This could be nuclear war'
Continued to scroll down to recap on our live updates as they happened:
Kim Jong-un 'to launch attack at 9.30am'
The world is holding its breath following Kim Jong-un's warning that North Korea's troops will attack the South at 9.30am.
North Korea claimed it was 'fully ready for war' last night following an exchange of fire between the rival nations yesterday.
South Korea fired a barrage of artillery rounds into North Korea after the North shelled across the border to protest against anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts.
Pyongyang was urged to halt any "provocative" actions by Washington in the wake of the first exchange of fire between the two Korea's since last October.
North Korea did not return fire but warned Seoul in a letter that it would take military action if the South did not stop the broadcasts along the border within 48 hours, the South's Defence Ministry said.
In a separate letter, Pyongyang said it was willing to resolve the issue even though it considered the broadcasts a declaration of war, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.
Follow our live blog for all the latest.
Will Kim Jong-un make good on his threat?
On August 19 last year, the North Korean government said in a statement: "If a war breaks out on the Korean peninsula, it will not be limited to the peninsula, and it is a matter of time that the strongholds of aggression and provocation will be reduced to ashes.
"It is no empty word."
We'll have to wait and see.
Previous threat to turn South Korea into a 'sea of fire'
In another chilling statement, the North Korean government said it would turn South Korea's presidential Blue House into a 'sea of fire' in 2010.
The statement read: "[...] The presidential Blue House and all headquarters of the puppet regime will be targeted.
"Park Geun-Hye and her clique must find a painful lesson in the shameful defeat inflicted upon the South."
Social media users express concern about North Korea's threats
Twitter users are expressing their fear over threats made by Kim Jong-un this morning.
The dictator claimed he would launch an attack at 9.30am UK time.
You can check out the latest reaction from onlookers below.
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