South Korean military said it has held for artillery live-fire exercises on the disputed waters between this country and its neighbor North Korea, despite retaliatory threats from Pyongyang.
The South Korean military officials revealed, this is the exercise routine activities of the Korean government this year. This firing was the participation of high-radiation artillery, assault guns, mortars and aircraft Cobra attack helicopters. According to sources from the Ministry of Defense, rehearsal time begins at 10 pm and end at noon.
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| Cobra attack helicopters were deployed rehearsal. |
A few hours later, military officials said North Korea has said it would "retaliate by a ruthless attack" if any shells which violated territorial waters and Korea. Also recall that Seoul "should not forget the lesson" of the island Yeonpyeong shelling kills 4 South Koreans in November 2010.
Shelling in 2010 was quickly inflate fears a war broke out between the two Koreas. Although things have gradually been controlled, but tensions between the two Koreas have been pushed to the highest in many years.
It is why those who are interested in the situation of the region concerned, the retaliation will again cause increased stress. Even in the morning, Pyongyang has threatened to "South Korea will not escape the severe punishment so thousands of times with the shelling on the island of Yeonpyeong if puppets aggressive risk despite warnings' .
On the Korean side, they confirm that this is the first annual military drill but also warned residents to evacuate the island of pocket money to a safe area before firing phase exercises are conducted.
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