- Title: South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean boat crosses maritime border
- Date: 24th October 2022
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - MAY 10, 2016) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF SOUTH KOREA'S DEFENCE MINISTRY BUILDING SOUTH KOREA'S NATIONAL FLAG (CENTRE) AND MILITARY FLAGS FLYING
- Embargoed: 7th November 2022 03:26
- Keywords: Defence Ministry JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff NLL Navy North Korea South Korea border joint drills maritime military sea boundary warning shots
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA001419024102022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:North and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast on Monday (October 24), accusing each other of breaching their western maritime border amid heightened military tension.
The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it broadcast warnings and fired warning shots to see off a North Korean merchant vessel that crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto sea boundary, at around 3:40 a.m. (1840 GMT Sunday).
The North's military said it fired 10 artillery shells after a South Korean navy ship violated the NLL and fired warning shots "on the pretext of tracking down an unidentified ship," according to state media.
Separately, as part of South Korea's annual Hoguk defence drills, South Korean naval forces said on Monday that they would stage four-day exercises off the west coast, bringing together about 20 warships, including their Aegis-equipped destroyer and U.S. assets such as Apache attack helicopters and A-10 strike aircraft.
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