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S. Korea navy fires warning shots at North vessel

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Dandong, Liaoning, CHINA: North Korean soldiers stand at their watchtower on the banks of the Yalu River in the North Korean town of Sinuiju, in an image taken from across the river in the Chinese border town of Dandong on February 8, 2016. The UN Security Council strongly condemned North Koreas rocket launch on February 7 and agreed to move quickly to impose new sanctions that will punish Pyongyang for these dangerous and serious violations. With backing from China, Pyongyangs ally, the council again called for significant measures during an emergency meeting held after North Korea said it had put a satellite into orbit with a rocket launch. AFP PHOTO/Johannes Eisele

February 8, 2016
SEOUL (AFP) - The South Korean navy fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat that intruded over their disputed maritime border Monday, a day after the North's launch of a long-range rocket raised tensions.

The defence ministry in Seoul said the North Korean vessel crossed the Yellow Sea border just before 7:00am (2300 GMT Sunday).

"It quickly retreated after the South Korean navy fired warning shots," a ministry official said.

The de-facto maritime boundary between the two Koreas -- the Northern Limit Line -- is not recognised by Pyongyang, which argues it was unilaterally drawn by US-led United Nations forces after the 1950-53 Korean War.

Both sides complain of frequent incursions by the other and there were limited naval clashes in 1999, 2002 and 2009.

Incidents like Monday's intrusion are quite common and rarely escalate into anything more serious.

However, South Korea is on a high state of alert following Sunday's rocket launch, which Seoul insists amounted to a disguised ballistic missile test.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has called for heightened vigilance against any further provocation following the launch and North Korea's fourth nuclear test last month.
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