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Conflicts: North Korea fires shells near sea border with South Korea

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North Korea fires shells near sea border with South Korea

North Korea has fired over 200 shells near its maritime border with South Korea. photo

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Tensions between North and South Korea are heating up. South Korean and US forces began an artillery exercise on Thursday. Now North Korea fires over 200 grenades.

According to South Korean information, North Korea’s military fired more than 200 artillery shells near the disputed maritime border between the two hostile states. The general staff in South Korea said the projectiles fell into the Yellow Sea north of the maritime border line. The grenades caused no damage.

The South Korean news agency Yonhap had previously reported that the military had asked residents of the border island of Yeonpyeong to go to shelters as a precautionary measure. The island off the west coast was the target of a North Korean artillery attack in 2010. Four people were killed at that time.

Tensions are currently escalating again on the Korean peninsula. According to Yonhap, the armed forces of South Korea and the United States also began an artillery exercise near the border with North Korea on Thursday.

The area around the maritime border has been the scene of repeated battles between warships from both countries in the past. The so-called Northern Limit Line (NLL) is not recognized by North Korea. The border line was drawn unilaterally by a UN command after the Korean War (1950-53) to prevent hostilities between the two sides.