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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

S. Korea fires warning shots to repel N. Korean patrol boat

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

South Korea says it fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat that temporarily crossed the countries’ disputed western sea boundary while chasing an unarmed North Korean vessel.

The North Korean patrol boat crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line on Tuesday morning while pursuing the vessel in waters near South Korea's Baekryeong island and retreated after a South Korean naval ship fired warning shots, according to Seoul’s Defense Ministry and Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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