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North Korea disputes South Korea's artillery claim

North Korea on Thursday denied it fired shells near a disputed maritime line, saying a frightened South needlessly retaliated after mistaking "normal blasting" from a construction project for artillery.

 

South Korea, which fired three shells in what it said was an exchange of artillery on Wednesday, did not immediately respond to the unexpected yet mundane explanation by Pyongyang. But the widely different versions of the event highlight the knife-edge tensions between the two Koreas despite a recent easing of animosity. (AP)

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.11.11, 06:45