South Korea vows retaliation against any further attack

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SEOUL, Nov 29 (Reuters): South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Monday labeled North Korea's artillery attack on a west coast island a crime against humanity and said the South would retaliate against any further provocation.
Lee, under pressure at home for his indecisive response to last week's attack, made his first address to the nation as US and South Korean war ships took part in military maneuvers, prompting concern in regional power China and threats of all-out war from North Korea.
"North Korea will pay the price in the event of further provocations," Lee said. "Attacking civilians militarily is an inhumane crime that is strictly forbidden in a time of war... Now is the time to show action, not a hundred words."
Clashes in disputed waters off the west coast are not uncommon, with dozens of sailors killed and warships sunk over the past 11 years.