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| South Korea evacuation after shelling on western border | South Korea evacuation after shelling on western border |
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| South Korea has ordered the evacuation of residents from an area of its western border after an exchange of fire with North Korea, reports say. | South Korea has ordered the evacuation of residents from an area of its western border after an exchange of fire with North Korea, reports say. |
| North Korea fired a shell at a South Korean military unit on Thursday, prompting the south to retaliate with several artillery rounds, the South's defence ministry said. | North Korea fired a shell at a South Korean military unit on Thursday, prompting the south to retaliate with several artillery rounds, the South's defence ministry said. |
| South Korea's National Security Council is due to hold an emergency session. | South Korea's National Security Council is due to hold an emergency session. |
| The western sea border has long been a flashpoint between the two Koreas. | The western sea border has long been a flashpoint between the two Koreas. |
| North Korea fired a projectile towards Yeoncheon, a town north-west of Seoul, at 15:52 local time (06:52 GMT), the defence ministry said. | |
| Reports suggest the target could have been a loudspeaker broadcasting anti-Pyongyang messages. | |
| The South then fired "dozens of rounds of 155mm shells" towards where they thought the rocket was launched from, the ministry added in a statement. | |
| There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage on either side. | |
| The two Koreas remain technically at war, because the 1950-1953 war ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty. | |
| The two sides have exchanged cross-border fire several times in recent years. | |
| A local official told AP news agency that about 80 residents in Yeoncheon had been evacuated, with other residents in the area also urged to take shelter. |