South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Monday placed all military units on emergency alert following the news of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's death.
The JCS said it called an emergency meeting of officials handling crisis management and operations just after noon Monday (0300 GMT), after the North Korean media reported Kim's death.
Kyodo reporting Japan also convening emergency security meeting after announcement by Pyongyang of Kim Jong-il's death.
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