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North Korea Fires 60 Rounds Of Artillery Near South Korean Border Island

People at a railway station in Seoul watch a news broadcast with footage of one of North Korea's artillery firings (Credit: AFP)

North Korea's military fired over 60 artillery rounds near Yeonpyeong Island on Saturday, Seoul's military said, a day after both sides staged live-fire drills in the same area near their contested maritime border.

"North Korean forces conducted artillery fire with over 60 rounds" northwest of Yeonpyeong Island on Saturday afternoon, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

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