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DPRK military orders artillery firing into sea: Yonhap
Updated 10:33, 06-Dec-2022
CGTN

The military of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Tuesday it ordered artillery firing into the sea in response to live-fire drills between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States near the inter-Korean border, Yonhap News Agency reported. 

The General Staff of the Korean People's Army said it detected the ROK military's firing of artillery from multiple rocket launchers and howitzers in frontline areas from around 9:15 a.m. following similar military actions on Monday, according to a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency.

The DPRK fired around 130 artillery shells off its eastern, western coasts on Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the ROK's military.

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