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A North Korean soldier, right, looks at the south side as a South Korean soldier stands guard, left, at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. Military tensions have been high since a South Korean patrol ship sank in March, killing 46 sailors. South Korea and the United States say the vessel was sunk by a North Korean torpedo, a claim Pyongyang denies. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)