North and South Korea Exchange Gunfire
An exchange of gunfire reported today at the Demilitarized Zone in North and South Korean border, escalating the tensions between two nations.
South Korea's joint chiefs of staffs issued a statement saying, multiple gunshots were fired from North Korea at 7:41 a.m. local time towards a guard post in South Korea that borders the North.
South Korea responded with firing two shots towards North. No injuries were reported so far. It's still unclear why the North fired the shots.
The tense situation placed on the day after North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's reappearance which ended a three-week-long absence in the public.
155 miles long Korean border is the most Militarized land border in the world. The border is fully battle-prepared with nearly two million troops on both sides. Guard posts, fences and mine fields makes the border dangerous as well as protected.
Over the years, gunfire exchanges in Korean border reported since the two Koreas remain in a state of war after the Korean War (1950-1953) was halted with an unsuccessful peace treaty.
South Korea's joint chiefs of staffs issued a statement saying, multiple gunshots were fired from North Korea at 7:41 a.m. local time towards a guard post in South Korea that borders the North.
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| South Korean soldiers stand guard at the border village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea at the Demilitarized Zone (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) |
The tense situation placed on the day after North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's reappearance which ended a three-week-long absence in the public.
155 miles long Korean border is the most Militarized land border in the world. The border is fully battle-prepared with nearly two million troops on both sides. Guard posts, fences and mine fields makes the border dangerous as well as protected.
Over the years, gunfire exchanges in Korean border reported since the two Koreas remain in a state of war after the Korean War (1950-1953) was halted with an unsuccessful peace treaty.
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