- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 60
Soldiers clash at Korean border
Last Updated Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:58:26 EDT
The Associated Press
Soldiers from North Korea and South Korea exchanged fire along their border overnight, but no one was hurt, a South Korean military official said Tuesday.
The shooting happened shortly before sunset when North Korean soldiers fired two bullets toward a South Korean guard post in the eastern part of the Demilitarized Zone, said Maj. Kim Tae-hoon of the Joint Chiefs of Staff office.
South Korean soldiers immediately fired back six rounds, Kim said.
The motive for the initial shots from the North was unclear, and the communist country made no comment about them, Kim said.
The UN Military Armistice Commission, which supervises the ceasefire that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, will ask the North for an explanation of the incident, Kim said.
The 1950-53 conflict ended in a ceasefire, not a peace treaty, meaning the two Koreas are still technically in a state of conflict.
The incident came amid tensions over the North's recent missile launches, which prompted the UN Security Council to pass a resolution barring UN member states from missile-related dealings with the North.
The communist regime has been in a protracted standoff with the United States and other countries over its nuclear weapons program. It has boycotted the six-way talks on its nuclear program because of U.S. financial sanctions over the North's alleged counterfeiting and money laundering.
North Korea agreed in September 2005 to abandon its nuclear program in return for security guarantees and aid, but no progress has been made to implement that accord.
Last Updated Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:58:26 EDT
The Associated Press
Soldiers from North Korea and South Korea exchanged fire along their border overnight, but no one was hurt, a South Korean military official said Tuesday.
The shooting happened shortly before sunset when North Korean soldiers fired two bullets toward a South Korean guard post in the eastern part of the Demilitarized Zone, said Maj. Kim Tae-hoon of the Joint Chiefs of Staff office.
South Korean soldiers immediately fired back six rounds, Kim said.
The motive for the initial shots from the North was unclear, and the communist country made no comment about them, Kim said.
The UN Military Armistice Commission, which supervises the ceasefire that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, will ask the North for an explanation of the incident, Kim said.
The 1950-53 conflict ended in a ceasefire, not a peace treaty, meaning the two Koreas are still technically in a state of conflict.
The incident came amid tensions over the North's recent missile launches, which prompted the UN Security Council to pass a resolution barring UN member states from missile-related dealings with the North.
The communist regime has been in a protracted standoff with the United States and other countries over its nuclear weapons program. It has boycotted the six-way talks on its nuclear program because of U.S. financial sanctions over the North's alleged counterfeiting and money laundering.
North Korea agreed in September 2005 to abandon its nuclear program in return for security guarantees and aid, but no progress has been made to implement that accord.
