North Korea Fires 200 Artillery Rounds Near The South Korean Border Sparking Mass Evacuations

FOX News: North Korea fired 200 artillery rounds near border, violating of 2018 military agreement, South says

South Korea previously accused North Korea of violating the deal at the buffer zones in December 2022

North Korea fired hundreds of artillery rounds along its sea boundary with neighboring South Korea in violation of a 2018 military agreement, Seoul's defense ministry said.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired 200 rounds in the waters north of their disputed western sea boundary.

South Korea suffered no damages, it said. Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesperson Lee Sung Joon said the North's artillery firing was "an act of provocation that threatens peace and heightens tensions on the Korean Peninsula." South Korea also urged North Korea to stop further provocations.

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WNU Editor: This artillery barrage was part of a North Korean military exercise. None of the shells hit on the South Korean side. I expect a response from South Korea. Probably a military exercise that will match what North Korea is doing now.

North Korea Fires 200 Artillery Rounds Near The South Korean Border Sparking Mass Evacuations

North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands -- NK News

South Korea fires 400 artillery shells in response to North's provocation -- JoongAng Daily

North Korea and South Korea fire artillery rounds in drills at tense sea boundary -- CBS/AP

North Korea fires artillery shells towards South's border island -- BBC

South Korea evacuates border islands Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong as North Korea fires into the sea -- ABC News Australia

N. Korea fires more than 200 artillery shells near S. Korean islands, prompting evacuations -- France 24

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired artillery into maritime buffer zone in ‘provocative act’ -- CNN

North Korea fires artillery shells toward South's border island; evacuations ordered -- NBC

North Korea Fires Artillery Shells Towards South Korean Border Islands—After Kim Jong Un Orders Military To Prepare For War -- Forbes

North Korea fires 200 artillery shells near Yeonpyeong Island; South reportedly orders evacuation -- CNBC

North Korea Fires Artillery Shells Near South Korean Island -- Bloomberg