~~LATEST NEWS~~What will be happend...??? Monday, March 31, 2014... Koreas trade fire; island residents in shelters Well here is something more critical. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea fired hundreds of artillery shells into each others waters Monday in a flare-up of animosity that forced residents of five front-line South Korean islands to evacuate to shelters for several hours, South Korean officials said. The exchange of fire into the Yellow Sea followed Pyongyangs sudden announcement that it would conduct live-fire drills in seven areas north of the Koreas disputed maritime boundary. North Korea routinely test-fires artillery and missiles into the ocean but rarely discloses those plans in advance. The announcement was seen as an expression of Pyongyangs frustration at making little progress in its recent push to win outside aid. North Korea fired 500 rounds of artillery shells over more than three hours, about 100 of which fell south of the sea boundary, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said. South Korea responded by firing 300 shells into North Korean waters, he said. No shells from either side were fired at any land or military installations, but Kim called the Norths artillery firing a provocation aimed at testing Seouls security posture. There was no immediate comment from North Korea. The US, Australia and South Korea were conducting large scale military drills in the poorly defined border zone in the sea. The North is using a predictable trick to keep the US and its allies on their toes - they can be violently unpredictable.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:28:41 +0000
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