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North Korea artillery fire hits South island
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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday fired dozens of artillery shells at a South Korean island, setting buildings on fire and prompting a return fire by the South, Seoul's military and media reports said.
Seoul's YTN television quoted a witness as saying 60 to 70 houses were on fire after the shelling.
The military confirmed the exchange of firing, without providing more details.
(Reporting by Seoul bureau; Writing by Yoo Choonsik; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)
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Comments (8)
hoeunkim wrote:
South korean media is reporting that around 50 shells were fired at yun pyung island residential area. the parts of town are on fire, there is forest fires, and many have been injured and killed
dobermanmacleod wrote:
Is this the behavior we can continue to expect from North Korea with their new leader? Is this cheaper than North Korean regime collapse and reunification with South Korea?? I’ve got a great idea: let’s reward North Korea with a large influx of food aid.
vache95014 wrote:
Weird! It’s almost like Obama’s policy of appeasement didn’t make North Korea like us.
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