North And South Korea 'Exchange Fire Over Border' -- BBC
North and South Korea briefly exchanged gunfire over their heavily fortified land border, South Korea says.
North Korean troops approached the demarcation line separating the two sides, prompting South Korean soldiers to fire warning shots, officials said.
The North Koreans returned fire, and the sides exchanged shots for about 10 minutes, they added. There were no reports of injuries.
There were similar border skirmishes earlier this month.
It is not clear if the increasingly frequent clashes are the actions of local soldiers in a tense situation, or part of a wider provocation by either side, the BBC's Stephen Evans in Seoul says.
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More News On Today's Exchange of Gunfire On the North - South Korean Border
North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border in latest clash -- Reuters
Koreas exchange gunfire along their border -- CBS/AP
Koreas exchange fire near heavily fortified border -- Global Post/Yonhap News Agency
Gunfire Exchanged on Korean Boundary -- NYT
North, South Korean Troops Trade Gunfire Across Border -- WSJ
South, North Korea Exchange Fire On Border -- RIA Novosti
The two Koreas trade crossborder gunfire amid continuing tensions -- Deutsche Welle
Gunfire Along Border Between North and South Korea -- Epoch Times
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