North and South Korea have naval skirmish: Yonhap

Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:11pm EST
 
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SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea have had a naval skirmish in Yellow Sea waters off their west coast, the South's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.

The agency did not immediately provide any additional details. A Defence Ministry spokesman said it could not confirm the report at this time.

(Reporting by Kim Yeon-hee; Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)

 

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