By Ankit Panda
North Korea conducted a live-fire artillery drill near South Korea’s waters.
Continuing a series of provocations that began ahead of annual U.S.-South Korea military exercises, on Tuesday North Korea conducted a live-fire artillery drill near the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL) that demarcates the maritime border between North and South Korea. Although no shells landed in South Korean waters, the test resembled an earlier exchange in April that prompted South Korea to return fire.
“The North’s shells fell in waters about 3km (2 miles) north of the NLL [Northern Limit Line, the disputed border],” noted a spokesman for South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, quoted by Yonhap News. Furthermore, North Korea notified South Korea of its intention to conduct a live-fire drill this time. ”The South Korean military is currently monitoring North Korean artillery units, while maintaining high military readiness,” the spokesman added.
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