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The war between the Koreas
South Korea's armed forces are given to the highest degree of combat readiness at the shelling by North Korea of a South Korean island Enphendo near the demilitarized zone, Reuters reported.
Reuters with reference to the administration of the president of South Korea reported that North Korea on Tuesday fired Enphendo island near the demilitarized zone in response to the South Korean military exercises. South Korea opened artillery fire back.
In the area of the incident flew F-16s the Air Force in South Korea, reports Reuters.
The Government of the Republic of Korea holds an emergency meeting in a special bunker.
Four South Korean soldiers were wounded, the agency Yonhap.
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[next] Enphendo The island is home to about 1, 3 thousand people.
The Korean peninsula is still technically at war because the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice, not a peace treaty. It was signed by the commanders of the army of the DPRK and China - on the one hand, and the United States under the UN flag - on the other.
This year, North Korea and South Korea twice - in January and August - exchanged artillery volleys near the northern demarcation line in the Yellow Sea, which is the subject of a border dispute between Seoul and Pyongyang.
South Korean military declared a serious provocation by the DPRK and demanded an end to all acts of a similar nature.
In late October, North Korean soldiers and South Korea exchanged shots from automatic rifles in the demilitarized zone (DMZ). In connection with the situation in the DMZ has been enhanced combat readiness of South Korean troops.
Similar clashes occurred in the past, as Pyongyang does not recognize the so-called northern demarcation line in the Yellow Sea, which was carried out unilaterally after the 1950-1953 Korean War. In 2007, the governments of the two Koreas agreed to turn the disputed waters in the joint zone of peace and cooperation, but the new government in Seoul, came to power in 2008, abolished the old policy of rapprochement with North Korea and signed by the previous administration agreement.
Relations between North Korea and South this year worsened after the flooding of the Yellow Sea in the South Korean warship "Cheonan".
The ship sank on March 26 in the area of the island controlled by Seoul Baengnyeong (Baengnyeong) near the border with North Korea as a result of a strong explosion, the cause of which has not been established. Killed 46 South Korean sailors. & Quot; ©
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Reuters with reference to the administration of the president of South Korea reported that North Korea on Tuesday fired Enphendo island near the demilitarized zone in response to the South Korean military exercises. South Korea opened artillery fire back.
In the area of the incident flew F-16s the Air Force in South Korea, reports Reuters.
The Government of the Republic of Korea holds an emergency meeting in a special bunker.
Four South Korean soldiers were wounded, the agency Yonhap.
Video + a pair of photos via u-96
[next] Enphendo The island is home to about 1, 3 thousand people.
The Korean peninsula is still technically at war because the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice, not a peace treaty. It was signed by the commanders of the army of the DPRK and China - on the one hand, and the United States under the UN flag - on the other.
This year, North Korea and South Korea twice - in January and August - exchanged artillery volleys near the northern demarcation line in the Yellow Sea, which is the subject of a border dispute between Seoul and Pyongyang.
South Korean military declared a serious provocation by the DPRK and demanded an end to all acts of a similar nature.
In late October, North Korean soldiers and South Korea exchanged shots from automatic rifles in the demilitarized zone (DMZ). In connection with the situation in the DMZ has been enhanced combat readiness of South Korean troops.
Similar clashes occurred in the past, as Pyongyang does not recognize the so-called northern demarcation line in the Yellow Sea, which was carried out unilaterally after the 1950-1953 Korean War. In 2007, the governments of the two Koreas agreed to turn the disputed waters in the joint zone of peace and cooperation, but the new government in Seoul, came to power in 2008, abolished the old policy of rapprochement with North Korea and signed by the previous administration agreement.
Relations between North Korea and South this year worsened after the flooding of the Yellow Sea in the South Korean warship "Cheonan".
The ship sank on March 26 in the area of the island controlled by Seoul Baengnyeong (Baengnyeong) near the border with North Korea as a result of a strong explosion, the cause of which has not been established. Killed 46 South Korean sailors. & Quot; ©
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