North and South Korea exchange fire
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North and South Korea exchange fireNorth and South Korea exchange fireNorth and South Korea have reportedly exchanged artillery fireConcrete Mixernear a disputed sea border off the west coast of the peninsula.South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted presidential officials as saying the two sides fired into the air on Wednesday and there were no casualties.South Korean security officials scrambled for an emergency meeting over the exchange,beads, which has ratcheted up tensions on the divided peninsula.The incident came a day after the North declared a naval exclusion zone around #x the flashpoint border in the Yellow Sea waters, which was the scene of deadly naval clashes in 1999 and 2002.A spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff saidConcrete Mixerthe North's land-based artillery batteries fired several rounds into waters near the border shortly after 9:00 am (0000 GMT), adding there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties."Our military immediately fired back in response," an unnamed official told the AFP news agency.Warning shotsThe Yonhap agency, citing an unidentified military official, said the North's artillery rounds landed north of the border.The official refused to say what types of weapon were used or how many rounds were exchanged.
"Our military fired at the shells in the air," he said. "Our field manual states that we are supposed to target any incoming flying objects."The North's shells landed near the South Korean-controlled island of Baengnyeong in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap reported, adding that South Korean marines based on the island responded by firing shoreline Vulcan cannons with a range of 3-4km."When the North fired #x, some 20-30 columns of water shot up into the sky," the agency quoted one source as saying.The sea border has been a constant source of tensionConcrete Mixersince it was drawn by United Nations forces at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. The North insists it should be drawn further to the south.
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