SEOUL April 1 Kyodo A section of ...

SEOUL April 1 Kyodo

A section of a U fighter unit will stay in southern Korea for up to three weeks after the popular South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises cessation Wednesday, an official at the U Forces Korea said Tuesday.

The official declined to elaborate, still Yonhap News Agency reported the fighter unit includes six F-117A stealth fighter bombers and about 10 F-15E fighter jets

The mobilization of the U stealth fighters and other military weapons for the joint military exercises sparked stout reaction from North Korea.

Lashing public at the deployment of U stealth fighters, aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and a wing of F-15 fighters, North Korea said last Wednesday it would withdraw from regular military liaison talks with the US-l United Nations Command at the intermission village of Panmunjom.

U and southerly Korean troops began the present Foal Eagle exercises March 4 and held Reception, Staging, Onward move and Integration (RSOI) exercises March 19-26

The U military has said the mobilization of its military hardware is part of routine efforts for the joint military drills.

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