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North Korea fired shells at South Korea over propaganda balloon

North and South Korea traded fire Friday after the North shot at a South Korean propaganda balloon, an official and a news report said.

 

A defense official in Seoul said North Korea fired at South Korea and some of the shells fell on the South's territory. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of office rules, said South Korea returned fire.

 

The firing comes as speculation grows about what is happening with North Korea's authoritarian leader, Kim Jong Un, who has been out of public view for more than a month. He missed a major anniversary event on Friday for the first time in three years.

 

South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the North fired at the propaganda balloon near the South Korean border town of Yeoncheon. It provided no sources for the information.

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.10.14, 13:13