Original source URL: http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-07-19T011209Z_01_SEO238945_RTRUKOC_0_UK-KOREA-NORTH-ALERT.xml&archived=False N.Korea put troops on alert ahead of UN vote -daily Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:12 AM BST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea ordered a wartime mobilisation of its troops and citizens hours before the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution condemning Pyongyang for testing missiles, a South Korean daily reported on Wednesday. It was the first time in 13 years North Korean authorities had issued such an order, the JoongAng Ilbo cited a senior South Korean intelligence official as saying. North Korea ordered its troops back to barracks, rolled out camouflage to disguise its military and security assets and restricted civilian travel, the paper reported the source as saying. South Korean government officials were not immediately available for comment on the report. The order was not broadcast on North Korea's state television or radio, the source said. The last time North Korea ordered such an alert came in 1993 during a tense situation over its nuclear weapons programme, the paper said. The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday for a resolution demanding North Korea halt its ballistic missile programme and requiring nations to prevent Pyongyang from acquiring dangerous weapons. North Korea defied international warnings and launched seven missiles on July 5, including its long-range Taepodong-2, which some experts said could potentially hits parts of U.S. territory. © Reuters 2006. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. Close This Window -- -------------------------------------------------------- Escaping the Matrix website http://escapingthematrix.org/ cyberjournal website http://cyberjournal.org subscribe cyberjournal list mailto:•••@••.••• Posting archives http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/ Blogs: cyberjournal forum http://cyberjournal-rkm.blogspot.com/ Achieving real democracy http://harmonization.blogspot.com/ for readers of ETM http://matrixreaders.blogspot.com/ Community Empowerment http://empowermentinitiatives.blogspot.com/ Blogger made easy http://quaylargo.com/help/ezblogger.html
