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South Korea Fires on North Korean Patrol Boat After Sea Border Crossing

  • South Korea fired warning shots at a North Korean vessel that crossed the maritime border.
  • The incident came amid recent tension over North Korea's missile tests.
  • The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff fired warning shots and broadcast warnings to expel the North Korean patrol boat that breached the Northern Limit Line.
  • A South Korean patrol ship came into "minor contact" with a nearby Chinese fishing vessel due to bad visibility, resulting in no safety issues but slight injuries among the South Korean crew.
  • North Korea has disputed the NLL since the 1990s, arguing it should lie far to the south.
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