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North Korea fired shells at the maritime buffer zone set by the 9/19 inter-Korean military agreement in the East and West Seas today (5th).
The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that it detected artillery fire, estimated to be 130 multiplexers, from the area of Geumgang-gun, Gangwon-do, North Korea, and Jangsangot, South Hwanghae-do, respectively, from 2:59 pm to the east and west seas, respectively.
In response, the military issued several warning communications calling for an immediate cessation of the provocation, calling it a violation of the 9/19 Military Agreement.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said, "Artillery fire within the maritime buffer zone in the East and West Seas is a clear violation of the 9/19 Military Agreement. We are strengthening our readiness posture in case of an emergency while tracking and monitoring related trends in close cooperation with the US."
It has been about a month since North Korea fired about 80 artillery rounds into the buffer zone according to the 9/19 military agreement in the East Sea in the area of Geumgang-gun, Gangwon-do on the 3rd of last month.
At the time, North Korea fired one intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM Hwasong-17 and five short-range ballistic missiles on the same day in response to the ROK-US joint air exercise "Vigilant Storm."
It has been 17 days since North Korea's armed demonstration, including missiles, was launched at 10:15 am on the 18th of last month from the Sunan area of Pyongyang into the East Sea with the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile.
This shelling is analyzed as a reaction to the sanctions imposed on North Korea by South Korea, the U.S. and Japan.
On the 2nd, the three countries of South Korea, the United States and Japan each announced sanctions against individuals and organizations involved in North Korea's nuclear and missile development.
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