North Korean artillery fire for the third day in a row
On Sunday, the North Korean military fired more than 90 artillery shells towards the sea border with South Korea. |
According to the Fars International News Agency, North Korea fired artillery shells again on Sunday near its tense maritime borders with South Korea.
According to the news agency “Associated Press”, “Kim Yo Jong”, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that North Korea will Since Sunday noon local time, it has fired more than 90 rounds near the disputed western border.
South Korea has asked North Korea to immediately Stop provocative actions. North Korea’s military has confirmed that it has used coastal artillery systems to conduct direct fire exercises. Pyongyang has announced that this exercise is part of military training programs and does not pose any threat to South Korea.
The influential sister of the North Korean leader, Yoo Jong, said today that Pyongyang will give an immediate military response to any provocation.
North Korea Friday He fired 200 rounds in the past and more than 60 rounds on Saturday. North Korea’s artillery firing last Friday prompted South Korea to deploy its forces on the border islands near the border in response to this action.
According to this report, the escalation of tensions in the relations between the two Koreas takes place in a situation where America and South Korea have been holding a joint exercise on the Korean Peninsula since last week, despite North Korea’s warnings.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other officials of this country have repeatedly announced in recent years that the US and South Korea are practicing a military attack on are North Korea.
The statement by the North Korean leader’s sister said: “As previously announced, if the enemy does even a small provocation , the North Korean army will launch an immediate military attack.”
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