N. Korea, S. Korea Exchange Border Fire

ASSOCIATED PRESS, SEOUL – North Korea fired artillery rounds toward its disputed sea border with South Korea on Wednesday, prompting a barrage of warning shots from the South’s military and raising tensions on the divided peninsula.  No casualties or damage was reported following the incident.

North Korea fired about 30 artillery rounds into the sea from its western coast and the South immediately responded with 100 shots from a marine base on an island near the sea border, an officer at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said. The North said it would continue to fire rounds.  [Read More]

(H/T The Washington Times)