North And South Korea 'Exchange Fire Over Border' -- BBC

North and South Korea briefly exchanged gunfire over their heavily fortified land border, South Korea says.

North Korean troops approached the demarcation line separating the two sides, prompting South Korean soldiers to fire warning shots, officials said.

The North Koreans returned fire, and the sides exchanged shots for about 10 minutes, they added. There were no reports of injuries.

There were similar border skirmishes earlier this month.

It is not clear if the increasingly frequent clashes are the actions of local soldiers in a tense situation, or part of a wider provocation by either side, the BBC's Stephen Evans in Seoul says.

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