Wednesday, January 13, 2016

South Korea Fires Warning Shots At A North Korean Drone Over DMZ



BBC: South Korea fires warning shots at 'N Korea drone' over DMZ

South Korean soldiers have fired warning shots at a suspected North Korean drone flown across the heavily fortified border.

Yonhap news agency cited officials saying that soldiers fired about 20 rounds before the craft turned back.

Earlier, South Korea's president urged China to impose the strongest possible sanctions against North Korea, following its apparent nuclear test.

Pyongyang claims it has tested a hydrogen bomb.
That claim is doubted by experts, who say the blast, though probably nuclear, was not big enough to have been a thermonuclear explosion.

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WNU Editor: This is not the first time that North Korean drones tried to enter South Korea .... South Korea Displays The 3 North Korean Drones That They Have Retrieved In The Past Few Weeks.

More News On South Korea Firing Warning Shots At A North Korea Drone Over The DMZ

South Korea fires warning shots after unidentified North Korean object flies near border -- AP
Report: S. Korea fires warning shots at North's drone -- USA Today
North Korea flies drone into South Korea side of DMZ -- UPI
Seoul Fires Warning Shots At 'North Korea Drone' -- SKY News
South Korea Fires Warning Shots at North Korea 'Drone' on Border -- Newsweek
S. Korea Fires Warning Shots Amid Tensions Over North's Nuclear Test -- NBC
South Korea fires machine gun at North Korean drone. A big deal? -- Hyung-Jin Kim, AP

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