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Artillery fire on Korean border
Houses on the island are said to be on fire after the artillery exchange
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North Korea seems to be wishing for a death sentence. Dangerous political play, if that is what it is.
If the NK leaders were smart they could just short the SK stock exchange before firing, then buy up and say 'sorry'.
Houses on the island are said to be on fire after the artillery exchange
Continue reading the main story
South Korea says it has returned fire after North Korea fired around 200 artillery shells onto one of its border islands, reportedly killing one marine.
The South's military was placed on its highest non-wartime alert after the shells landed on Yeonpyeong island.
North Korea has not yet commented on the incident, in which three marines and two civilians were also injured.
Correspondents say this is one of the most serious since the the Korean War ended without a peace treaty in 1953.
South Korean presidential spokesman Kim Hee-jung also said it was investigating a possible link between the artillery attack and recent maritime exercises near the western sea border earlier on Tuesday
North Korea seems to be wishing for a death sentence. Dangerous political play, if that is what it is.
If the NK leaders were smart they could just short the SK stock exchange before firing, then buy up and say 'sorry'.
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