April 23, 2024
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North Korea to hold firing drills near NLL: JCS

Announcement the latest in a series of events raising tensions on peninsula

UPDATE (22:20): At around 9PM KST North Korea commenced the artillery firing exercise, according to the JCS. No shells have landed south of the NLL.

North Korea has informed South Korea that it will conduct military exercises near the disputed maritime border, the Northern Limit Line (NLL), according to a statement from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Wednesday.

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