North and South Korea exchange warning shots along sea border amid tensions

North and South Korea exchange warning shots along sea border amid tensions
North and South Korea say they have exchanged warning shots along their disputed western sea boundary (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

North and South Korea say they have exchanged warning shots along their disputed western sea boundary.

South Korea’s military says its Navy fired warning shots to repel a North Korean merchant ship that it says violated the sea boundary early on Monday.

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