South Korean military said as many as 20 to 30 soldiers breached the line by 20 metres inside the demilitarized zone and briefly moved back north after warning shots were fired by the South.
The North Korean artillery shells all landed on the northern side of the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL) maritime border and caused no damage, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. Meanwhile, the residents of South Korea's front-line island of Yeonpyeong have been asked to evacuate.
Japan's Defense Ministry said the projectile fired by North Korea was a possible ballistic missile.
North Korea fired three unidentified projectiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s military said, two days after the North threatened to take “momentous” action to protest outside condemnation over its earlier live-fire exercises.
Seoul, Nov 23: Two South Korean marines were killed when North Korea shelled a border island in a pre-planned attack today, the South's military said. Announcing the deaths, General Lee Hong-Ki also told a briefing
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