North Korea fires artillery shells near border with South Korea

North Korea fires artillery shells near border with South Korea
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news programme at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea on October 14 2022 (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

North Korea has fired artillery shells near its sea border with South Korea – a day after the South began annual military drills to better deal with North Korean provocations.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that North Korea fired about 100 shells off its west coast and 150 rounds off its east coast on Tuesday night.

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