Two Koreas exchange gunfire along fortified border

Two Koreas exchange gunfire along fortified border
Reuters ^ | July 31st 2006 | Reuters



SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korean troops along their heavily fortified border exchanged gunfire for the first time in about a year, a military official said on Tuesday, with the incident coming as ties between the two have soured.


North Korean troops fired two shots at a South Korean guard post near the Demilitarised Zone on Monday night and South Korean troops returned six shots, an official said by telephone.


"No one was injured in the incident," the Joint Chiefs of Staff official said.
One of the shots hit the guard post, causing South Korean troops to immediately return fire, the official said.


Ties between the two Koreas had been warming in recent years as the two reached a number of agreements on economic cooperation and military confidence building.

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