South Korea says North fired artillery into ‘buffer zone’
South Korea says the North has fired artillery shells into waters off its east and west coasts, urging Pyongyang to immediately halt such actions.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement early Wednesday that Pyongyang fired about 100 shells off its west coast and 150 rounds off its east coast.
The South’s military said the shells hadn’t landed in South Korean territorial waters but fallen inside maritime “buffer zones” the two Koreas established under a 2018 inter-Korean agreement aimed at reducing front-line animosities.
“We strongly urge North Korea to immediately halt its actions,” the JCS said.
“North Korea’s continued provocations are actions that undermine peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and the international community,” it added.
North Korea has not confirmed the South’s narrative.
The latest incident came as South Korean troops, joined by some US forces, kicked off the annual Hoguk war games on Monday to ramp up their ability to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.
Pyongyang reacted angrily to the joint war games, vowing to take countermeasures against actions it described as provocative.
Seoul reported a similar incident last week, saying Pyongyang had fired hundreds of shells into the buffer zone.
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