The South does not want to reward the North's alleged bad behaviour Wednesday 1 December 2010
N Korea 'likely to attack again'
The South does not want to reward the North's alleged bad behaviour South Korea's intelligence chief is reported to have said that North Korea is very likely to attack again, a week after an artillery strike on a South Korean island.
The revelation came hours after officials said Seoul was planning more military exercises with the US.
On 23 November North Korea shelled the island of Yeonpyeong, killing at least four South Koreans.
The disputed border area has been the scene of numerous clashes in the past.
Won Sei-hoon, director of South Korea's National Intelligence Service, told a parliamentary committee behind closed doors that the recent attacks came amid "internal complaints" about Pyongyang's third generation succession and worsening economic situation, according to a ruling party official.
"There is a high possibility that the North will make another attack," South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted him as saying.
South Korea is building up defences on Yeonpyeong island, but some senior officials have told the BBC they hope Mr Won is wrong and the worst of the current crisis is over.
The BBC's Chris Hogg in Seoul says the South Koreans are anxious to avoid the impression that bad behaviour by the North will be rewarded with talks or offers of aid.
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