SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned South Korea on Friday not to stage artillery drills on a front-line island the North bombed last month, saying it would hit back even harder than in the previous attack that killed four South Koreans.
The North warned the South against similar drills before the Nov. 23 shelling that destroyed homes and renewed fears of war on the divided peninsula.
South Korea has said it plans one-day, live- fire drills sometime between today and Tuesday on Yeonpyeong, a tiny island that is home to fishing communities and military bases and sits just 8 miles from North Korean shores.
Seoul says the drills’ timing will depend on weather and other factors and, despite the North’s threats, the exercises will go ahead as planned. The Associated Press
