South Korea fired warning shots toward a North Korean vessel that crossed the maritime border, South Korea’s military says
vessel that crossed the maritime border, South Korea’s military said on Sunday, a day after the incident that further raised tension over the North’s missile tests.
“Our military maintains decisive battle posture while monitoring the enemy’s movements in preparation for potential provocations regarding NLL violations by North Korean patrol boats,” the JCS said in a statement on Sunday. The North’s incursion came as tension flared over the North’s stepped up military activities in recent weeks, including Friday’s test of athat experts say would facilitate missile launches with little warning.
In October the two Koreas traded warning shots in the western waters, accusing each other of breaching the sea border in an area where confrontations have often occurred.
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