North Korea on Friday accused Seoul of engaging in “provocative actions” near their shared border, accusing the South Korean military of “inciting military tension”, state media reported.
A North Korean army spokesman said the South Korean army on Thursday carried out “artillery fire for about ten hours near the forward defense area of the Korean People’s Army Fifth Corps.” “, According to a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency. The Korean People’s Army “took strong military countermeasures” in response to the “provocative action”, according to the statement.