North Korea Fires Shells at S. Korean Island

From Xinhua - SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired Tuesday scores of artillery onto a South Korean island and into waters off the west coast of the divided peninsula, killing a South Korean soldier and prompting a return fire, officials here said. Reportedly fired at 2:34 p.m. local time, some shells landed on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island near a tense western maritime border between the two former wartime rivals. Apart from one reported death, several residents and soldiers have also been injured, according to media reports. Read full story here:

North Korea Fires Shells at S. Korean Island