South Korea says it has returned fire after claiming around 200 North Korean artillery rounds hit one of its islands.
Seoul says the country is on its highest non-wartime alert and F16 fighter jets have been scrambled to the location.
At least South Korean 14 soldiers were reportedly hurt, including four seriously, and around 60 to 70 houses were ablaze after the shelling.
The rounds landed on Yeonpyeong island and also went into the sea near the countries' disputed western border.
South Korea says its troops then returned fire.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has held an emergency meeting following the incident.
He said he was trying to prevent the exchange of artillery fire from escalating into a greater conflict.
YTN television reported that Seoul had warned of a stronger response if the North continued with provocations.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Shocking video of Cambodia stampede, hundreds killed on bridge
At least 375 people have been killed in a stampede during a concert in the capital of Cambodia. Huge crowds had gathered on a small island for the final day of the Water Festival, one of the country's largest public events. Most of the victims were crushed, while others drowned trying to flee an overcrowded bridge. The Cambodian Prime Minister called it the nation's biggest tragedy since the Khmer Rouge mass killings of the 1970s.
Friday, November 19, 2010
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