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South Korea fires warning shots over alleged North Korean ship raid

South Korea fires warning shots over alleged North Korean ship raid

Oct. 24 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The South Korean armed forces have fired warning shots at a North Korean ship that would have crossed the disputed maritime border between the two countries in the early hours of Monday.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff has reported that a North Korean commercial ship crossed the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea at around 3:42 local time (8:42 p.m. Spanish peninsular time).

After this action, the Seoul Army has fired warning shots, after which the alleged ship would have withdrawn, reports the Yonhap news agency.

The South Korean agency has also collected that the Pyongyang Army has assured that a South Korean warship had previously crossed the border, for which the Kim Jong Un Administration would have responded with a dozen warning shots.

These new launches have come after Seoul reported dozens of artillery shells fired by Pyongyang into the waters of the Yellow Sea and the Sea of ​​Japan last week, as well as the launch of a short-range ballistic missile and a series of overflights. of fighter planes over territory near the border.

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