North Korea has been in the news recently as Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un was missing in action for over a month, some even speculating that he had died. But now that the Korean leader has supposedly been spotted in public again, an incident occurred along the demilitarized zone. For reason still unknown, North Korean soldiers opened fire on South Koreans.
“Gunshots fired from North Korea struck a guard post in South Korea on Sunday inside the Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries, and South Korean soldiers fired back, the South’s military said,” The New York Times reported. “The South said it was contacting the North through a military hotline to prevent the situation from escalating. It remained unclear why the North fired the shots.”
“Multiple gunshots were fired from North Korea towards a guard post in South Korea, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staffs (JCS) said in a statement. South Korea responded by firing two shots towards North Korea, the JCS said. No casualties were reported.”
“The exchange of gunshots on Sunday was the latest confrontation between the rival Koreas that technically remain still at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a treaty.
In a lengthy briefing held later on Sunday, an official at South Korea’s JCS said the gunshots did not seem a planned provocation.
The U.S.-led U.N. Command, which oversees affairs in the heavily fortified DMZ, said it was working with the JCS to assess the situation.
“The UNC will conduct a thorough investigation tomorrow to determine if there was an Armistice Agreement violation, and will provide the report to the appropriate authorities once completed.”
This is odd, it could be that North Korea wants to take attention away from Kim Jong Un. The leaked footage of the Korean Dictator could very well be old or doctored since he is not one to go into hiding. The timing here just makes you wonder if Kim Jong Un is actually OK.
The North’s guards were probably shooting at an animal to eat!
The North fires on the South at more or less regular intervals varying from many months to years. They have killed Americans in the Peace Village, numerous times. They seem to have discovered they can do this with impunity. And we let them get away with it. I think it’s time to shut this BS down!
Has anyone else ever noticed that every time trade relations btwn United States and China become a little to the disliking of China, their puppet, Kom Jong Yun throws a torch into the air?