North Korean show of military force near South Korean border
Passengers watch the broadcast of new North Korean missile fire at a Seoul station on October 13, 2022. © Anthony Wallace / AFP
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A dozen North Korean fighter jets flew over an area near the border with South Korea on Thursday (October 13th), which in turn sent aircraft in response, according to the Yonhap news agency.
A few hours later, Pyongyang carried out new missile tests.
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The incident, the second in a week involving fighter jets, comes amid growing military tensions on the peninsula, as
North Korea recently carried out a series of missile strikes
.
According to the South Korean General Staff, quoted by the Yonhap agency, ten fighter jets were detected flying 25 kilometers north of the border between the two states between 11:30 p.m. Thursday and 12:20 a.m. Friday local time (4:30 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. TU Thursday).
The North Korean planes crossed a "
reconnaissance line
", triggering an automatic response from the South, according to the same source.
Seoul then sent fighter jets, including F-35As, according to the general staff, according to Yonhap.
Hours later,
North Korea fired another
unidentified ballistic missile, according to the South Korean News Agency.
Responses to “
provocative actions
”
North Korea accused Seoul of engaging in "
provocative actions
" near their common border, accusing the South Korean military of "
inciting military tension
", state media reported.
A North Korean army spokesman said the South Korean army on Thursday carried out "
artillery fire for about ten hours near the forward defense area of the Korean People's Army Fifth Corps.
" “, According to a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency.
The Korean People's Army "
took strong military countermeasures
" in response to the "
provocative action
", according to the statement.
This episode comes shortly after the test of two long-range strategic cruise missiles by Pyongyang on Wednesday, announced by the official North Korean press, which specifies that these tests were supervised by the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Pyongyang has described its recent missile tests as "
tactical nuclear
"
exercises
, simulating strikes on airports and
military installations in South Korea
.
(with AFP)
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