SEOUL: Several North Korean artillery shells landed on a South Korean border island Tuesday, damaging homes and causing injuries, YTN television reported.
A resident of Yeonpyeong island near the tense Yellow Sea border told YTN by phone that some 50 shells landed and dozens of houses were damaged, with some people hurt.
The South’s defence ministry could not immediately confirm damage or casualties.
“A North Korean artillery unit staged an illegal firing provocation at 2:34 pm and South Korean troops fired back immediately in self-defence,” a ministry spokesman told AFP.
