SEOUL: North Korean troops fired multiple gunshots towards the South in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula on Sunday, prompting South Korean forces to fire back, Seoul said. A South Korean guard post was hit by several shots from the North, the joint chiefs of staff (JCS) in Seoul said in a statement, adding no casualties were reported in the South. The South Korean military later said the North Korean gunshots were “not deemed intentional,” according to the Yonhap news agency. Easing military tensions on their border was one of the agreements reached between Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a summit in Pyongyang in September 2018. Trump said Saturday he was pleased about Kim’s reappearance and that the North Korean leader is apparently healthy.

Source: Manila Times May 03, 2020 07:13 UTC