North Korea fires artillery near border in warning to South Korea

South Korea’s military said on Monday that North Korea fired about 130 suspected artillery rounds into the water near their western and eastern sea borders (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

North Korea fired about 130 artillery rounds into the water near its western and eastern sea borders with South Korea on Monday, the latest military action contributing to worsening relations between the neighbours.

North Korea’s military said the firings were a warning against ongoing South Korean artillery exercises near the inland border town of Cheorwon and blamed the South for worsening tensions.