South Korea fired warning shots at a North Korean merchant ship.

South Korea fired warning shots at a North Korean merchant ship that violated the maritime border in the Yellow Sea. This was reported on September 26 by the Younhap news agency with reference to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea (JCS).

"South Korea fires warning shots after a North Korean merchant ship crosses the NLL (Northern border. — Ed.)," the publication says.

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