North, South Korea Exchange Accusations on Firing Incident

North and South Korea exchanged accusations after navy ships from each side opened fire on the other, raising tensions along their contested maritime border.   North Korea on Friday angrily denied its navy fired on South Korean ships near their de facto sea border, and instead claimed it was the victim of preemptive shelling.   South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said a North Korean ship fired at a patrol boat near the disputed border, known as the Northern Limit Line, on...

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