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| South Korea orders evacution of residents near the border as North Korea 'fires shots' | |
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| South Korea has ordered the evacuation of residents from the border after North Korea “fired shots”, according to reports. | |
| According to South Korea media, they were aiming at a loudspeaker which had been blaring anti-Pyongyang propaganda. | According to South Korea media, they were aiming at a loudspeaker which had been blaring anti-Pyongyang propaganda. |
| KBS News, a Korean state broadcaster, quoted a South Korean military officer who said shots were fired around 4pm local time, according to Reuters. | KBS News, a Korean state broadcaster, quoted a South Korean military officer who said shots were fired around 4pm local time, according to Reuters. |
| South Korea's defence ministry said it's military had returned fire in a statement on Thursday. | |
| It that their surveillance equipment had detected a single North Korea shell fired across the border and confirmed it had fired dozens of shells at the location of that North Korean shell. | |
| The North has previously said it would retaliate against South Korean rhetoric being blasted across the border, praising their democracy and criticising alleged North Korean provocations. | |
| Seoul starting broadcasting against the North last week in the responsed to what it alledges were North Korean laid land mines which maimed two South Korean soldiers. | |
| Additional reporting by Reuters and AP | |
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