U.S. and South Korean forces remain on heightened alert for a possible North Korean missile test, as Pyongyang continues to make war-like threats against Washington and Seoul.
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![South Korean soldiers stand guard at an observation post near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul April 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d3c1a1bb-db1a-4875-98f6-520cae8224e7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Korean soldiers stand guard at an observation post near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul April 11, 2013.
![Female North Korean soldiers patrol along the banks of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, April 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/de9a416b-65ec-400e-9d04-d13347a7b7fc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Female North Korean soldiers patrol along the banks of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, April 11, 2013.
![A North Korean man blocks his face with his hand from being photographed as he and other residents take a ferry in Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, April 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7d801170-7e15-48ac-97aa-004b94c2feb5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A North Korean man blocks his face with his hand from being photographed as he and other residents take a ferry in Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, April 11, 2013.
![People take part in an oath-taking before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on Mansudae Hill in Pyongyang, April 10, 2013. (KCNA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01bcb138-4e19-4ae8-8cd7-c48ae7a7375f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People take part in an oath-taking before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on Mansudae Hill in Pyongyang, April 10, 2013. (KCNA)