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Defense News - South Korea |
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Tuesday,
23 November 2010, 15:49 PM |
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Attacks
of North Korea on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong.
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This
morning at 7:15 AM, Paris time, the North Korea fired approximately
200 artillery shells on South Korean island of Yeonpyeong.
South Korea retorted immediately, and indicated that it
could answer these attacks in the event of new threats.
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According to the latest information’s,
two South Korean soldiers were killed, and four others
seriously wounded. South Korea reacted to this attack
by also using its artillery.
The South Korean army is now in maximum alert, the government
has called an emergency meeting. The South Korean army
asked the North Korea to stop any attack, in order to
avoid an immediate response.
The international reactions were immediate, with China
which immediately required that the two countries start
again the discussions of peace. Japanese the Prime Minister
Naoto kan, asked his government to prepare with any possibility.
The White House firmly condemned the North-Korean bombardment.
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