South Korean Navy Fires Warning Shots at Chinese Patrol Boat
Agence France-Presse 2:45 p.m. EST December 8, 2015
South Korean Navy
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SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean navy fired warning shots Tuesday at a Chinese patrol boat that crossed the disputed maritime border between South and North Korea, military officials in Seoul said.
A statement from the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the action was taken after the initially unidentified vessel encroached on South Korean territorial waters.
"It retreated as the warning shots were being fired," the statement said.
The Defense Ministry said the vessel was initially assumed to be North Korean. Naval patrol boats from the North regularly test the boundaries of the Yellow Sea border which has been a military flashpoint between the two Koreas for decades.
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