Ten Deadly Things North Korea Has Done Since the Korean War Ended
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye passes portraits of the 46 deceased sailors from the South Korean naval ship Cheonan during a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the sinking of the ship at Daejeon National Cemetery in Daejeon, South Korea, on March 26, 2015.
Photographer: Ahn Young-Joon-Pool/Getty ImagesNorth Korea has kept tensions with South Korea alive with a series of deadly clashes since a war between the adversaries ended without a peace treaty in 1953. Last week North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to be ready for combat and declared a “semi-state of war” along the front line following what South Korea called an exchange of fire across the demilitarized zone. North Korea denied firing.
While some of the clashes led to talks to defuse tensions, they usually produced little progress. Here are 10 of the deadliest incidents that have worsened animosity between the countries since the Korean War ended.