North Korea Fires Hundreds Of Artillery Rounds Toward South's Border Islands

"Tensions are once again ratcheting on the Korean peninsula, after North Korea fired over

200 artillery rounds off its West coast which landed near the South's Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong Islands.South Korea's military responded by launching live-fire drills of its own in the same area. Drills were initiated on Yeonpyeong in particular by marines stationed there, with alerts telling civilians to stay sheltered during the exercises. South Korea's Joint Chiefs issued a statement warning the Kim Jong Un government that it is "solely responsible for this escalating crisis" and urged his regime "to stop immediately." ZH