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| North Korea has fired artillery shots near the disputed sea border with South Korea and the South has returned fire, according to Yonhap news agency. | North Korea has fired artillery shots near the disputed sea border with South Korea and the South has returned fire, according to Yonhap news agency. |
| It said the North fired several shells into the sea near the South Korean-controlled Baengnyeong Island off the countries' western coast. | It said the North fired several shells into the sea near the South Korean-controlled Baengnyeong Island off the countries' western coast. |
| On Tuesday, North Korea declared a no-sail zone in waters off its coast, media reports said. | On Tuesday, North Korea declared a no-sail zone in waters off its coast, media reports said. |
| South Korea's ministry of defence said it was checking the reports, AFP said. | South Korea's ministry of defence said it was checking the reports, AFP said. |
| The North fired into waters near the border just after 0900 local time (0000 GMT), a spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff told AFP. | |
| "Our military immediately fired back in response," a Seoul presidential official told the news agency on condition of anonymity. | |
| Constant tension | |
| The official said the North's artillery rounds landed north of the sea border, while Seoul's forces fired at the rounds while they were in the air, AFP reports. | |
| The officials said no-one was injured and no damage was caused during the exchange of fire. | |
| The western sea border is a constant source of military tension between the two Koreas. | The western sea border is a constant source of military tension between the two Koreas. |
| There have been three deadly exchanges between the two Koreas along the sea border in the past decade. | There have been three deadly exchanges between the two Koreas along the sea border in the past decade. |
| In the most recent incident, last November, their navies fought a brief gun battle that left one North Korean sailor dead and three others wounded. | In the most recent incident, last November, their navies fought a brief gun battle that left one North Korean sailor dead and three others wounded. |
| South Korea recognises the Northern Limit Line, drawn unilaterally by the US-led United Nations Command at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, which has never been accepted by North Korea. |