north and south korea exchange fire, page-21

The skirmish began when North Korea warned the South to halt military drills near their sea border, according to South Korean officials. When Seoul refused and began firing artillery into disputed waters ? but away from the North Korean shore ? the North retaliated by shelling the small island of Yeonpyeong, which houses South Korean military installations and a small civilian population.



Tensions high as North, South Korea trade shelling


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South Korean military were the provocateur, in my view.