In this file photo, South Korean and US military exercises take place in Yeoju, South Korea, October 19. (Reuters)
Two Koreans fired warnings in exchangeเว็บ 168claiming that the other party invaded the maritime border
On October 24, Reuters reported that North and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast early Monday morning, with each accusing the other of violating their own maritime borders. amid the high tension between the two nations
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said: Warning sounds and warning shots were issued for a merchant ship crossing the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto border line between the two Koreas, at 3:40 a.m. local time on the same day.
North Korea's military said Ten artillery fired after the South Korean naval fleet breached the NLL and fired warning shots of unidentified ships.
"We have ordered countermeasures to repel enemy warships," said a spokesman for the North Korean People's Army Joint Chiefs of Staff.
South Korea's JCS said We have taken normal actions against border invasion. He called the North's move a violation of a 2018 bilateral military agreement that bans "hostile acts" in border areas.
“We urge North Korea to cease all provocations and accusations that endanger the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula. and the international community,” the JCS statement said.
The incident was the latest in an open fire amid the simmering atmosphere between the two Koreas as North Korea has continued to test weapons since the beginning of this year. South Korea and its neighbors have pointed to a threat and destabilizing regional peace.