The North Korean military accused the “enemy” of conducting artillery drills near the inter-Korean border in a “provocative” way on Tuesday, though Seoul denied the drills took place.

The statement released by state media marked the third time Pyongyang warned of military conflict on Tuesday and came as the U.S. and South Korea hold joint military exercises.

An unnamed spokesperson for the Korean People’s Army (KPA) General Staff claimed the allies fired “more than 30 shells” on the morning of March 7 at a shooting range in Cho-ri, Jindong-myeon of Paju City, located in the western part of the