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North Korea Fires Rockets at Island
North Korea fired artillery at South Korea's Yeonpyeong island in the Yellow Sea off the countries' west coast Tuesday afternoon, setting houses on fire. South Korea returned fire, according to residents on the island speaking on South Korea's YTN television network.A spokesman for South Korea's joint chief of staff confirmed the exchange but didn't have details except to say "scores of rounds" were fired by the North. The artillerymore than 50 rounds, according to island residents speaking on YTNwas fired from positions south of the North Korean city of Haeju. The attack started at 2:34 p.m. local time, according to residents who were speaking on the TV network. There were no immediate reports of injuries. About 1,200 people live on the island, which is 10 kilometers south of the tip of North Korea's south coast. The attack is the second by North Korea this year against South Korea in the maritime border area of the Yellow Sea. In March, a North Korean submarine torpedoed and sank a South Korean warship near an island about 40 miles west of the island that was hit Tuesday. Posted by: tipper 2010-11-23 |
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