North Korea fires another 60 artillery shells near South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island After more than 200 bullets were fired on Friday, forcing people to evacuate. Fear of repeating the events of 13 years ago.
Foreign news agencies reported that North Korean military fires more than 60 artillery shells near Yeonpyeong Island On Saturday, January 6, 2024, just one day after the North Koreans conducted a practice firing of more than 200 live rounds in the same area. This caused South Korea to respond by practicing firing live ammunition in the area as well.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that “The North Korean army fired more than 60 artillery shells from the northwestern area of Yeonpyeong Island between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. today (Jan. 6).”
North Korea’s live ammunition practice on Friday This caused the South Korean authorities to evacuate the people on Yeonpyeong Island. and Paeng Yong Island Take shelter and ferry operations suspended. Due to concern that It will be a repeat of the Yeonpyeong Island shelling incident in 2010, when both sides fired weapons at each other, resulting in the deaths of 7 soldiers and 2 South Korean civilians.
However, North Korean artillery shells on Friday and Saturday fell within the buffer zone. It was established under a 2018 tension-reducing agreement, which collapsed in November 2023 after North Korea successfully launched a rocket that launched a satellite into Earth orbit.
The South Korean military said on Saturday that Continuous artillery fire inside the zone prohibiting hostile behavior by North Korea. It threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula and increases tensions. and that they issued a stern warning and warned North Korea to immediately stop such behavior.
“North Korea, after claiming ‘September 9 military agreement’ completely void has always threatened our civilians by firing artillery shells within the zone where hostile behavior is prohibited,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. “In response Our military will take appropriate measures. To protect our country.”
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2024-01-06 17:22:00
