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A South Korean resident passes by a wall damaged by last month's North Korea shelling on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.
SEOUL — South Korea is to hold a live-fire artillery drill on an island shelled by North
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Bae Bok-soon, right, an older sister of Bae Bok-chul, cries during the funeral for the two civilians who died when North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island on November 23, in Incheon, west of Seoul, Dec. 6. North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells at the border island in November, killing two civilians, Bae Bok-chul was one the two, and two South Korean soldiers in the heaviest attack on its neighbor since the Korean War ended in 1953.
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Relatives of the two civilians who died when North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island on November 23, cry during their joint funeral, in Incheon, west of Seoul, Dec. 6.
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Bae Bok-Soon, center, an older sister of Bae Bok-Chul who was killed by North Korea's artillery attack, cries as she follows his coffin during a funeral ceremony for the two civilians who died when North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island, at a hospital in Incheon, west of Seoul, Dec. 6.
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Bae Bok-soon, elder sister of Bae Bok-chul, 60, cries as she holds a coffin during the funeral for the two civilians who died when North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island on November 23, in Incheon, west of Seoul, Dec. 6.
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South Korean marines pay a silent tribute for the two civilians who died when North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island on November 23, during their joint funeral, in Incheon, west of Seoul Dec. 6.
Such tragic images. Read more about the tensions in the Koreas here.
AP moved this selection of photos Thursday by Associated Press photojournalist David Guttenfelder of an island left behind. Read more on the plight of refugees from Yeonpyeong Island here.
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In this photo taken Wednesday, broken glass is seen scattered across an abandoned street in a destroyed neighborhood following the North Korea's Nov. 23 attack on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.
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A hand print is left in the ash of a burned home on the island. All but a few of its nearly 14,000 residents have been evacuated to the South Korean mainland.
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Radish stalks are left drying on a clothes line in a destroyed neighborhood on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Nov. 26. The population of the island abandoned the island quickly after North Korea's attack, leaving behind their belongings, livelihood, produce, and pets.
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A burned wall of a destroyed bar and restaurant is all that's left after the building was gutted when it took a direct hit from a North Korean shell.
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A photo of Pope John Paul and a crucifix are left in a home on Yeonpyeong Island, Nov. 30.
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A hole is left in a wall near the shoreline where a North Korean shell struck.
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A mop lies near a pile of broken glass on the front steps of a restaurant on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Tuesday Nov. 30.
David Guttenfelder / AP
A South Korean police car is reflected in the shattered glass of a restaurant window as it patrols along a seaside road on the Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 27.
Read more about the spike in hostilities between North and South Korea here.
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Destroyed houses are seen on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, following artillery exchange between North and South Korea on November 24, 2010 in Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.
Dozens of artillery shells fired by North Korea struck the South Korean Island of Yeonpyeong reportedly causing injuries and prompting return fire from South Korean troops. The incident comes amid tensions over North Korea's nuclear program and the announcement of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest son as his successor. See more photos here.
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People stand near destroyed houses on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Tuesday after the North shelled an island near their disputed sea border, killing at least two South Korean marines, setting dozens of buildings ablaze and sending civilians fleeing for shelter.
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