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S.Korea steps up defense of disputed islets

ABOARD THE SAMBONG COAST GUARD SHIP (Reuters) - On a South Korean coast guard patrol ship chugging towards desolate islands at the centre of a bitter territorial row with Japan, academics and officials vow to repel any Japanese claim to the lonely outcrops. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=Rk3C9N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=Rk3C9N" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=Lp4iSK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=Lp4iSK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=uesmSk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=uesmSk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=8BiKrk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=8BiKrk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/379367918" height="1" width="1"/>