North Korea fired an artillery barrage into the seas on its western and eastern borders, South Korean officials say.
The shells were fired near the sea border of the two countries, according to Reuters. North Korea fired 100 rounds from its western sea border and 150 from its eastern sea border just one day after South Korea began its annual military drills to increase military readiness, according to South Korean officials.
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South Korean officials said they broadcast messages to North Korea asking it to stop firing but did not receive a response, according to the Associated Press. The shells landed within the maritime buffer zone established in 2018, but none landed in South Korean territorial waters.
Pyongyang carried out a similar bombardment on Friday, also firing into the maritime buffer zone. The moves appear to violate a 2018 treaty intended to reduce tensions. It has also carried out numerous ballistic missile tests in recent weeks, including one that fired a missile over Japan.
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North Korea’s recent tests have stoked fears of nuclear war at a time when fears are already boiling over due to the threat of nuclear warfare posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
