North Korea Fires at South Korean Military Ship

In an incident sure to raise tensions in the region, North Korea fired at least one shot into disputed waters toward a South Korean naval ship, a South Korean military official said Thursday.

The artillery did not hit the vessel, and South Korea fired back at the North Korean naval ship in response, Reuters reports. The exchange occurred in the Yellow Sea just north of Yeonpyeong Island, where residents were ordered into bomb shelters. Yeonpyeong, which is approximately seven miles off North Korea's coast, is near a disputed maritime demarcation border called the Northern Limit Line.

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