North and South Korea exchange warning shots near maritime border amid tensions

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SEOUL — North and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast on Monday (Oct 24), accusing each other of breaching their western maritime border amid heightened military tension. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it broadcast warnings and fired warning shots to see off a North Korean merchant vessel that crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL),...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on Oct 10 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency .SEOUL — North and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast on Monday , accusing each other of breaching their western maritime border amid heightened military tension.

The North's military said it fired 10 artillery shells after a South Korean navy ship violated the NLL and fired warning shots "on the pretext of tracking down an unidentified ship," according to state media. The JCS said it had conducted a "normal operation" over the border intrusion, and called the North's move a "provocation" and a violation of a 2018 bilateral military pact banning "hostile acts" in the border areas.

The latest exchange of fire came amid simmering tension, with the North carrying out weapons tests at an unprecedented pace this year.

 

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