South Korea Begins Firing Drills Amid North Korea’s War Threat
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South Korea’s military began live-firing drills off its coastline, similar to exercises held last month that North Korea says prompted it to shell a South Korean island, killing four people.
The South Korean government warned ships to avoid 29 areas, including one about 7 miles (11 kilometers) from Daecheong island close to the disputed western border. A spokesman at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul, who declined to be named because of military policy, couldn’t confirm whether all the drills had started on schedule.