(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) South Korean defense ministry said today that a North Korean a military ship violated the western maritime border in the Yellow Sea repeatedly on Monday night and early Tuesday morning.
A Defense Ministry official said the patrol boat crossed the Northern Limit Line three times from 10:56 p.
Monday at a location around 23 kilometers west of Yeonpyeong Islan
The official said the boat returned to North Korean waters around 2:25 a.
Tuesday after the South Korean military broadcast multiple warning
The official also said the boat violated the NLL by around three-point-six kilometer
Defense Ministry Spokesman Kim Min- seok said that the border crossing appears to have been intentional and the boat was likely carrying out military drills or an inspectio
Kim also said Seoul stands ready against further possible provocations by the Nort
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