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South Korea must deal 'merciless counterattack' on North: Lee Myung-bak

South Korea's president Lee Myung-bak told troops at a forward army unit near the military border with the North that the South must never loosen vigilance against the North.

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South Korea must deal 'merciless counterattack' on North: Lee Myung-bak
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South Korea's president said on Thursday the military should launch a "merciless counterattack" if the North tries to repeat the kind of surprise aggression on the South as shelling on an island in November.

Lee Myung-bak also told troops at a forward army unit near the military border with the North that the South must never loosen vigilance against the North, adding: "We had believed patience would ensure peace on this land, but that was not the case."

The comments were released by his office in Seoul.

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