Seoul ¨C South Korea fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers that briefly crossed the heavily fortified border earlier this week, Seoul said Saturday after Pyongyang accused it of risking ¡°uncontrollable¡± tensions.
South Korea¡¯s new leader, Lee Jae Myung, has sought warmer ties with the nuclear-armed North and vowed to build ¡°military trust,¡± but Pyongyang has said it has no interest in improving relations with Seoul.
Seoul¡¯s military said several North Korean soldiers crossed the border Tuesday while working in the heavily mined Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas.
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