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S.Korea, N.Korea in Talks After Gunfire Exchange in DMZ
Bloomberg
By Kanga Kong
May 2, 2020, 10:56 PM EDT Updated on May 2, 2020, 11:28 PM EDT
South Korean and North Korean troops exchanged gunfire in the demilitarized zone between the nations Sunday morning, and the two sides are now in talks via a military communication line.
North Korea fired at a South Korean military guard post several times around 7:41 a.m. local time, prompting it to shoot back twice and send out a verbal warning, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. No casualties or damage to equipment were reported in South Korea.
North Korea fired at a South Korean military guard post several times around 7:41 a.m. local time, prompting it to shoot back twice and send out a verbal warning, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. No casualties or damage to equipment were reported in South Korea.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-03/s-korea-n-korea-in-talks-after-gunfire-exchange-yonhap-says
Shots fired from North Korea at guard post across border in DMZ, says South
Reuters
Sun 3 May 2020 00.10 EDT First published on Sat 2 May 2020 23.08 EDT
Multiple gunshots have been fired from North Korea towards a South Korean guard post in the demilitarised zone that separates the two countries, military chiefs in the South reported.
South Korea responded by firing two shots towards North Korea, the South’s joint chiefs of staff said on Sunday. No injuries were reported.
Following the incident, the military issued broadcast warnings, it added.
“We are taking actions via inter-Korean communication lines to grasp the detailed situation and to prevent any further incidents. And we also maintain a necessary readiness posture,” the JCS said in a release.
South Korea responded by firing two shots towards North Korea, the South’s joint chiefs of staff said on Sunday. No injuries were reported.
Following the incident, the military issued broadcast warnings, it added.
“We are taking actions via inter-Korean communication lines to grasp the detailed situation and to prevent any further incidents. And we also maintain a necessary readiness posture,” the JCS said in a release.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/03/shots-fired-from-north-korea-at-guard-post-across-border-in-dmz-says-south
South Korea's YTN reports that this is the first incident since the September 2018 military agreements were signed with N.Korea. Prior incidents in 2014 and 2015 followed the transmission of propaganda leaflets across the DMZ by the South.