Wednesday, January 27, 2010

North And South Korea Exchange Artillery Fire

Koreas Exchange Fire At Sea, Adding To Tension -- New York Times

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells on Wednesday from its shoreline into waters near its disputed western sea border with South Korea, and the South Korean military returned warning shots from smaller weapons, according to South Korean military officials and fishermen on a border island.

After the morning barrage, South Korea issued three warning broadcasts and then its marines based on a border island unleashed about 100 warning shots with their antiaircraft guns.

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More News On The Rising Of Tensions Between North And South Korea

N. Korea Says Firing Will Continue -- Korea Times
N.Korea to continue artillery fire near sea border -- Asia One
North Korea Fires Salvo, Prompting Shots From South (Update2) -- Business Week/Bloomberg
N., S. Korea Exchange Artillery Fire Along Western Sea Border -- Voice of America
N. Korea Exchanges Fire With South -- BBC News
North Korea: Shelling near South was drill -- CNN
NKorea, SKorea exchange fire along disputed border; North says it's conducting military drills -- Canadian Press
S.Korea heightens alert against cyberattacks -- Asia One
Q+A: Does North Korea really want a fight? -- Reuters
TIMELINE - Major incidents along border of rival Koreas -- Reuters

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