DHAKA: North Korea has shelled a South Korean military unit on the western section of the inter-Korean border, a move retaliated by the South’s military.

The South’s defense ministry says, reports Al Jazeera.

Defense ministry said on Thursday that South Korean military detected a projectile from the North, presumed to be a rocket, into the South’s Yeonchon area.

Ministry also said that the South Korean military fired ‘tens’ of 155mm artillery rounds to the origin point of the North Korean projectile after the incident.

‘Our military has stepped up monitoring and is closely watching North Korean military movements,’ defense ministry said.

The official Yonhap news agency said that Seoul will hold a National Security Council session over the shelling.

BDST: 1518 HRS, AUG 20, 2015
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