Pyongyang claims to have fired a dozen shots after accusing Seoul of invading the military sea line
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 (20:42 Spanish peninsular time).
After this action, the Seoul Army fired warning shots, after which the alleged ship would have withdrawn north, reports the Yonhap news agency.
The Pyongyang Army has assured that a South Korean warship has crossed the border, for which the Kim Jong Un Administration would have responded with a dozen warning shots.
“The General Staff of the Korean People’s Army issued an order to the Western Front coastal defense units to be fully prepared for monitoring and response, and at 17:15 (local time), fired 10 multiple rocket launchers at the vicinity of the appropriate sea area to build a strong enemy ship to take countermeasures,” said a spokesman for the North Korean Armed Forces in statements collected by the state agency KCNA.
The spokesman has sent a “severe warning” to “enemies who have been carrying out a naval intrusion in the wake of provocations such as the recent artillery fire and public address broadcast on the land front,” reports the agency.
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.