DPRK fires artillery onto S. Korean island
2010-11-23 09:21:09 GMT2010-11-23 17:21:09 (Beijing Time)
SINA.com
Smoke is seen at Yeonpyeong island near the border against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AFP Photo)
Smoke is seen at Yeonpyeong island near the border against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AFP Photo)
A girl watches television news reporting about artillery shelling by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the Yeonpyeong island in the disputed waters off the Korean Peninsular, in Seoul, capital of South Korea, on Nov. 23, 2010. Xinhua photo
A woman watches television news reporting about artillery shelling by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the Yeonpyeong island in the disputed waters off the Korean Peninsular, in Seoul, capital of South Korea, on Nov. 23, 2010.Xinhua photo
Fire: Several houses are ablaze on the island, where between 1,200 and 1,300 people live. AP photo
DPRK on Tuesday fired scores of artillery onto the South Korean Yeonpyeong island and into waters off the west coast of the Korean peninsula near a tense maritime border, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
South Korea fired back in response, and the military is now put on a heightened alert, officials said. It also deployed fighter jets to the west sea, according to Yonhap News Agency.
