Pyongyang, Seoul trade fire near sea border

SEOUL: Pyongyang fired artillery and Seoul responded with warning shots along their western sea border yesterday, but there were no reports of casualties and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) vowed more barrages would follow as part of a military drill.

The DPRK fired about 30 artillery rounds into the sea from its coast and the Republic of Korea (ROK) immediately responded with 100 shots from a marine base on an island near the sea border, an officer at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said.

He said no casualties or damage were reported, and that the DPRK's artillery fire landed in its own waters while the ROK fired into the air. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity because of department policy.