South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a source from the country's military as saying that on the afternoon of January 7, North Korea again conducted live-fire drills in the waters off its western coast.
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| This photo taken on January 7 shows the gun ports of North Korean artillery on an island near the NLL still open. |
According to sources, the North Korean military conducted drills north of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island from around 4 p.m. on January 7 (around 2 p.m. Vietnam time).
Initial reports said that no North Korean shells fell south of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto maritime border between the two Koreas in the Yellow Sea, and there were no reports of casualties.
Ongjin County, which administers South Korea's northwestern islands, warned in a text message to residents: "The military on Yeonpyeong Island is currently responding, but residents are advised to exercise caution with outdoor activities."
This is the third consecutive day that North Korea has conducted artillery fire from its southwest coast. Pyongyang has not commented on this information.
Previously, North Korea fired about 200 artillery shells on January 5 and 60 artillery shells on January 6 from the southwestern coastal area of the country.
South Korean troops on the frontline islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong immediately conducted a drill firing more than 400 artillery shells into the NLL in response on January 5. This was the first time the South Korean military fired artillery shells into the area since the two sides signed a military tension reduction agreement in September 2018.
The above moves have increased tensions between the two Koreas right in the first days of the New Year.
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