North Korea 's response to South Korea : ' ` ` strike mercilessly without notice '' Protests in Seoul were held over Kim Jong Il 's second anniversary of death . The message warned that North Korea would strike if `` the provocation against our highest dignity is to be repeated in the downtown of Seoul . '' North Korea routinely threatens to strike after what it calls ` ` provocations ''
North Korea 's response to South Korea : ' ` ` strike mercilessly without notice '' Protests in Seoul were held over Kim Jong Il 's second anniversary of death . North Korea routinely threatens to strike after what it calls ` ` provocations ''