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The following is a list of border incidents involving North and South Korea since the Korean Armistice Agreement of July 27, 1953, ended large scale military action of the Korean War. Most of these incidents took place near either the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) or the Northern Limit Line (NLL). This list includes engagements on land, air ...
The North Korean vessel expended approximately 50 rounds, and the South Korean craft returned fire with 200 rounds. [ 5 ] The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the official news agency of North Korea, accused the South Korean Navy of provoking the confrontation at the maritime boundary between the two Koreas.
South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly crossed the border for the second time this month. About 20-30 North Korean soldiers were doing construction work in the ...
Similar incidents took place on June 9 and June 18, each involving some 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers briefly crossing the demarcation line and retreating shortly after the South Koreans ...
The South Korean military has previously fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers crossing the border, but most such incidents took place around the maritime border which Pyongyang has disputed.
Qin Gang (秦刚), spokesman for Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicized the news on 8 June. [1] [2] [3] According to South Korean media reports, the people shot were members of a Dandong smuggling group on a ship on Yalu River. [4] Cross-border smuggling is a common occurrence since North Korea is short on commodities supplies. [5]
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South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops violated the land border earlier this week, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, amid soaring animosities between the rivals ...