DPRK warns foreigners to get out of South, day after Costa Rican Embassy activates evacuation protocol

April 10^th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) North Korea yesterday urged all foreign diplomats, citizens, and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying that the two countries are on the verge of nuclear war.

The warning comes just one day after the Costa Rican Embassy in South Korea triggered a security protocol over concerns that armed conflict may erupt between the North and South.

The protocol put in place plans to evacuate more than 300 Costa Ricans living in South Korea should conflict occur, Vice Chancellor, Carlos Roversi, said earlier this week.

Meanwhile, officials believe that North Korea will test fire a mid-range missile as early as today, one capable of striking U.S. targets in Japan and Guam.

The United States and South Korea have both raised their defense postures, as has Japan, which deployed PAC-3 missile interceptors in key positions around Tokyo in preparation for the expected North Korean missile test.

There are more than 300 Costa Ricans in South Korea, many highly-educated, which work for corporations in that country.  There are also Costa Ricans doing graduate studies in South Korea, thanks to an agreement between the two countries.

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