North Korea has ablaze at Least 200 artillery shells at a South Korean Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea today, killing two troops and injuring Gravelly at Least 12 servicemen, According to the reports. After That, Strains Between North and South Korea have boiled over, with shots being fired by Both Sides.
Tensions Have Been running since Soaring in the Prior Year "when the South Charged the North of torpedoing one of the ITS Navy Vessels and killing the 46 sailors on board. Just two days ago the North Exposed the subsistence of an EARLIER Secret Uranium Nuclear Program.
The South Korean military Went ITS is the upper most state of alert, the defense ministry statement said and YTN That South Korean Air Force jets were knotted to the island.
Today, the government Assembled a meeting the president's war trench Thurs must settle on a Plan of Action for Following the attack. F-16 fighter jets were rounded up and the state of military Willingness was lifted Thurs ITS most upper level short of war.
A Ministry Spokesman Told That "A North Korean artillery unit Staged an Illegal firing provocation at 2:34 pm (0534 GMT) and South Korean troops fired back Immediately in self-defense".
About 1.600 people live on the island, Mainly Fishermen Drawn by the rich backwaters nearby, with a Garrison of 1.000 South Korean sailors.
According to the Various sources, the attack Came as Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. is North Korea Herald, departed from Seoul for Beijing. Mr. Bosworth is to find a shot Agreement Thurs resume the six-party talks Between China, South Korea, Russia, Japan, the U.S. and North Korea is the rogue state's denuclearisation.
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