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On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Beowulf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *North Korea bombs South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island* > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/8153000/North-Korea-bombs-South-Koreas-Yeonpyeong-Island.html > > *Two South Korean soldiers were killed and a dozen injured after North > Korea fired dozens of artillery shells onto a South Korean island setting > more than 60 houses ablaze and sending civilians fleeing in terror. * > > By Peter Foster in Beijing 7:17AM GMT 23 Nov 2010 > > The attack, which comes days after it emerged that North Korea was pressing > ahead with its illegal nuclear programme, marks a serious further escalation > of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. > > The incident is believed to have been sparked by South Korean military > exercises in the area, which the North had objected to. > > Officials said “dozens” of artillery rounds had landed on *Yeonpyeong > Island<http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=118016932219314777497.000495b412715637a481f&ll=38.283469,125.765991&spn=1.552262,2.469177&z=9&iwloc=000495b48ebeb8da01803> > * at in the Yellow Sea, 50 miles off the South’s northwest coast in an > area close to a disputed sea border. Other reports suggested around 200 > shells could have been fired in the attack which began at 2.34pm local time > (7.34am GMT). > > F-16 fighter jets were scrambled and South Korean land-based forces > returned fire on the North as civilians were evacuated to emergency bunkers, > according to witnesses quoted by the Seoul-based cable news television > channel YTN. > > Pictures from the channel showed plumes of smoke rising from the island, > which is the largest in a clutch of smaller islands, with a population of > less than 1,300 people. > > “Houses and mountains are on fire and people are evacuating. You can't see > very well because of plumes of smoke," a witness on the island told YTN. > “People are frightened to death and shelling continues as we speak," the > witness added. > > South Korea’s President Lee Myung-Bak held an emergency meeting with his > national security advisers in an underground war room. President Lee urged > the officials to "handle it [the situation] well to prevent further > escalation," a spokesman said. > > The South’s defence minister Kim Tae-Young said the South had fired 80 > shots in response to the North's shelling. “We were carrying out naval, air > force and army training exercises and they [the North] seem to have opened > fire in objection," a military official added. > > Russia called for both sides to avoid any escalation of violence, while > China, the North’s closest international ally, said it was “concerned” over > the situation. > > “We hope the relevant parties do more to contribute to peace and stability > on the Korean peninsula,” said a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, adding > that China was still seeking information on the clash. "The situation needs > to be verified," he said. > > The Korean won plunged as markets feared the economic fallout from the > rising tensions. > > The islands were the scene of three skirmishes between the navies of North > and South Korea in 1999, 2002 and most recently in 2009 when a North Korean > patrol ship was set on fire by South Korean gunfire. > > The attack comes after nearly two years of deteriorating relations between > the two Koreas, which reached a nadir last March after the sinking of a > South Korean corvette, the Cheonan, with the loss of 46 lives. > > South Korea has since cut off almost all humanitarian aid to the North, a > near bankrupt-state that has been under tight international sanctions since > conducting a second nuclear bomb test in 2009 in defiance of UN agreements. > > The North has also been facing a degree of political turmoil this year as > their ailing leader Kim Jong-il prepares the ground for a dynastic > succession that will see power being handed to his youngest son, Kim > Jong-un. > > __._,_.___ > Reply to > sender<[email protected]?subject=re%3a%20north%20korea%20bombs%20south%20korea%27s%20yeonpyeong%20island>| > Reply > to > group<[email protected]?subject=re%3a%20north%20korea%20bombs%20south%20korea%27s%20yeonpyeong%20island>| > Start > a New > Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/grendelreport/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMjNrMzMyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyOTA1MTQ5Mjg-> > Recent Activity: > > - New > Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/grendelreport/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnMG80ZTdjBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMjkwNTE0OTI4?o=6> > 2 > > Visit Your > Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/grendelreport;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcXBkbHM3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEyOTA1MTQ5Mjg-> > [image: Yahoo! > Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlb211bnZyBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTI5MDUxNDkyOA--> > Switch to: > Text-Only<[email protected]?subject=change+delivery+format:+Traditional>, > Daily > Digest<[email protected]?subject=email+delivery:+Digest>• > Unsubscribe<[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>• > Terms > of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > . > > __,_._,___ > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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