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South Korean marines collect an unexploded shell fired from North Korea into a straw bag on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Park Ji-ho)
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Destroyed houses are evident from the air Wednesday on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. Officials say they found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in the North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis. (Associated Press/Yonhap)

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South Korean soldiers carry an injured man upon arrival from the island of Yeonpyeong at a military port in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

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South Korean firefighters extinguish a fire at a house on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea says it has found the burnt bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis and escalating tensions between the rival Koreas. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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A South Korean resident stands on the rubble of a destroyed house on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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Destroyed houses are seen on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea says it has found the burnt bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis and escalating tensions between the rival Koreas. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tae)

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Destroyed houses are seen on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tae)

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An unidentified family member of Seo Jeong-woo, a South Korean Marine who was killed on South Korean Yeonpyeong Island by North Korea's artillery attack, weeps during a memorial service at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea said Wednesday the burned bodies of two male civilians found on the island, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Young-gun)

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South Korean survivors arrive as they are surrounded by relatives and media at a port in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

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South Korean coast guard help people to disembark from a ship at a port in Incheon, South Korea after they were evacuated from Yeonpyeong Island, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

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In this photo released by Korea Coast Guard, its members evacuate residents from Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Korea Coast Guard, Ko Jae-young)

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A woman takes a photograph of an electronic stock board at the Korea Stock Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's won dropped to a two-month low and stocks declined after North Korea fired artillery at its southern neighbor, killing two soldiers. Government bonds recovered from initial losses. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

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Protesters denounce North Korea in front of the Defense Ministry, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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Protesters march with defaced portraits of North Korea leader Kim Jong Il, left, and his son Kim Jong Un, denouncing North Korea's artillery barrages targeting Yeonpyeong island Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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South Korean Marines who injured on South Korean Yeonpyeong Island after being hit by North Korea's attack, sit on beds at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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A South Korean Marine stands beside a crater caused by North Korea's shelling at the Marine Corp's barracks on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. Rescuers found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, the first civilian deaths from a skirmish that marked a dramatic escalation of tensions between the rival Koreas. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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A South Korean resident stands on the rubble of a destroyed house on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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BRINK OF WAR: South Koreans watch smoke rising from South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island near the border with North Korea on Tuesday. The North fired artillery barrages onto the island. South Korea returned fire and launched fighter jets. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** South Korean President Lee Myung-bak attends a briefing at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul in November 2010 as the military was put on top alert after North Korea's artillery attack on a South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. (Associated Press)

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South Korean villagers watch smoke from South Korea's Yeonpyeong island near the border against North Korea Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. North Korea fired artillery barrages onto the South Korean island near their disputed border Tuesday, setting buildings alight and prompting South Korea to return fire and scramble fighter jets. (AP Photo/Yonhap)