The protests are expected to last until Friday . North Korea 's official news agency , KCNA , lambasted the planned exercises in an article Sunday -- claiming South Korea 's government was trying to orchestrate another clash around the border island `` at any cost and ignite a war come what may under this pretext . '' Tensions on the Korean peninsula are high after an attack on a South Korean convoy . South Korea 's president says South Korea will pay ` ` a dear debt '' for future provocations .
The protests are expected to last until Friday . Tensions on the Korean peninsula are high after an attack on a South Korean convoy . South Korea 's president says South Korea will pay ` ` a dear debt '' for future provocations .