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North and South Korea exchange gunfire
A South Korean army soldier stands guard inside a military guard post at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, October 14, 2022
NORTH and South Korea exchanged gunfire today along their highly militarised shared western sea border.
The sea boundary between the two nations is the scene of past bloodshed and the latest developments increase tensions and the danger of further clashes.
It comes after North Korea recently carried out a series of weapons tests in the area.
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