SOUTH KOREA NEWS - Artillery fire exchanged on Korean border when North Korea army fired artillery shells onto a populated island near disputed waters, prompting return fire from South Korea. It is reported of injuring civilians and soldiers due to sudden conflict.
South Korea has issued its highest non-wartime alert in response.
In return South Korea has fired from F-16 fighter jets to the western sea. The conflict broke when dozens of the shells fired on a South Korean island, from which plumes of smoke were rising. At least four soldiers are said to have been hurt.
It is considered one of the serious conflicts between two neighboring nations since the Korean War in the year 1950s. According to reports, top South Korean leaders are planning in an underground bunker in Seoul.
South Korean officials reported that a North Korean artillery unit started an illegal firing at 1434 PM (0534 GMT) and in return South Korean troops scrambled F-16 fighter jets to the western sea and fired.
The conflict damaged dozens of houses, while a South Korean television showed plumes of smoke rising above the island.
Incidentally, the conflict comes days after North Korea revealed a modern nuclear power plant, potential threat to develop nuclear weapon.
On one side US keep emphasis on denuclearisation while Pyongyang continues to work on nuclear plant.
November 23, 2010 | 0
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