North Korea accuses South of firing warning shots at its troops near border amid tensions

North Korea accuses South of firing warning shots at its troops near border amid tensions

The latest confrontation occurred on Tuesday as North Korean soldiers worked to permanently seal the frontier dividing the peninsula, Pyongyang’s state media said, citing a statement by Army Lieutenant General Ko Jong Chol

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. File image/ AP