Yin Ping Island after Shelling
South and North Korea 23 pm in the disputed “northern boundary” near the fire.
23, South Korean Defense Ministry press office told Xinhua the afternoon, the western extension of floor near the island of South Korea the same day 14:30 Xu was shelling from the DPRK, the ROK armed forces fought back.
It was also reported in Pyongyang, the Korean People’s Army Armed Forces Ministry official told Xinhua in an telephone interview that he was unaware of the matter.
South Korean Defense Ministry press office said Yin Ping Island coast artillery was shelling, shelling continued for a long time. Military sources said that North Korea fired 100 shells, the Korean military to hit back immediately. South Korean Defense Minister Jin Tairong said that South Korea fought back more than 80 rounds.
It is reported that Yin Ping on the island more than 900 families live in about 1,000 residents. South Korean military Joint Chiefs of Staff, said spokesman Lee Peng Yu, in which the number of shells fell on the extension of flat island, the mountains so fire. South Korean YTN television footage showed smoke emerge Yin Ping Island. Yin Ping Island resident, said in a television program connection, a number of houses and buildings were hit by artillery fire, some trees are on fire. Yin Ping on the island has power. In addition to those fishing operation, the majority of people in local radio in the prompt, hide air defense facilities.
South Korean media quoted military sources reported that so far, two South Korean soldiers killed, 2 seriously injured, slightly injured 10 people.
South Korean Defense Ministry official said that the current South Korean military has launched a local conflict prevention mechanism highest, the scope of the army stepped up security posture, and dispatched to the site of the incident to alert the Air Force fighters.
Message from Cheong Wa Dae said President Lee Myung-bak convened an emergency by the report of the Chief Secretary of the meeting, and in underground bunkers Executive convened an emergency security meeting. Lee instructed, “to categorically deal with North Korea’s provocative, well worth of further deterioration of the situation will not be ready.”
In the western inter-Korean sea border on the Korean peninsula has been divided differences. South Korea has unilaterally set a “Northern Limit Line”, but North Korea has not been recognized. North Korea set in 1999 than in South Korea’s maritime military demarcation line, “Northern Limit Line” is more southerly.
Hong Lei, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said 23 to the incident, the Chinese side expressed concern about the situation. He said at a regular press conference, the specific circumstances to be verified. Hope all parties concerned do more things conducive to peace and stability on the peninsula.
Russian Foreign Ministry expressed concern about the incident the same day. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed the hope that this event will not worsen the situation, the parties can return to the track of peaceful coexistence.
