South Korean Ministry of Defense shooting from North Korea “Maybe accidental,” May 4, 23:53
The Korean Ministry of Defense is believed to have used a machine gun that fires three or four shots at a time when the South Korean military sentry, which is monitoring the military sentimental line between the north and south, was shot by the North Korean side on the 3rd. In addition, he said that it was likely to be accidental.
At the military boundary line in the north and south near Gangwon-do, Chowon, in the eastern part of South Korea, the sentry of the South Korean army, which is monitoring, received at least four shots from the North Korean side on the morning of the 3rd, and 20 I fired a warning of the excess.
The Korean Ministry of Defense made a private report to the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly on the 4th.
According to the Diet members who attended, the Korean Defense Ministry explained that it was believed that it was a machine gun that fired three or four shots at a time.
Then, he pointed out that the shooting was likely to have been accidental, due to the fact that the fog was deep and visibility was poor at the time.
The Korean Ministry of Defense has sent a phone letter to North Korea asking for explanation, but has so far not answered.
Meanwhile, South Korean major conservative newspapers revealed that guns have multiple safety devices and that Kim Jong-un, chairman of the Korean Labor Party, appeared in public for the first time in 20 days. He also conveys his view that it was an intentional provocation, citing that it was a shooting the next day.