SEOUL, May 25 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has told his military it may have to go to war but only if the South attacks first, according to a South Korea-based group which monitors the hermit state.
Already nervous Seoul financial markets were earlier hit by a report by the South's Yonhap news agency that Kim had told his troops to get ready for combat. The main share index dropping more than three percent. The won also fell sharply.
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