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North Korea attacks South Korean Island

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N Korea fires artillery shjots at S Korean island, 4 casualties, 70 houses on fire.
S Korea is intervening with fighter jets to stop the artillery.

South Korean live stream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/talkplaylove
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2010/11/23/75/0301000000AEN20101123007500315F.HTML

Edit: English livestream of the news: http://www.livestation.com/channels/3-al_jazeera_english
 
arg-fallbackName="Shaedys"/>
I hope this is just a show off to strengthen their position at the bargaining table.
One news article said it might be a response to Kim Jong Il dying and showing the north is still strong.
I just hope it doesn't escalate a lot further, with them showing off that nuclear facility and all.
 
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Update:
The korean foreign ministry, once the incident is concluded, will consider consulting the UN.
http://news.sina.com.cn/w/2010-11-23/162521519996.shtml (Chinese)

Artillery fire has ceased, one confirmed dead and several injured, evacuation of the island is complete.

Update #2:

A North Korean naval fleet is moving toward South Korea, according to news agency MBC.
Also, they are preparing additional artillery capable of firing 30km.
http://twitter.com/LiveNewsWire#

I read mixed reports on reliability of this twitter.

S. Korea calls N. Korea's artillery attack "clear military provocation."
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2010/11/23/0200000000AEN20101123010300315.HTML
 
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Reliable sources dismiss LiveNewsWire as "bullshit".

Inofficial update: Reliable anecdotal sources also mention that people are panicking, apparently some (not said how many) are leaving the larger cities.
 
arg-fallbackName="Andiferous"/>
I suspect it'll be difficult having a clear representation of the truth in this situation anyway.

Kim-Jung has been a bit weird for a while, too. :)
 
arg-fallbackName="Case"/>
Last update from me: People are being evacuated into bunkers, a reliable source translates Korean news station MBC's report.

My prediction: lots of tension, no escalation, nobody wants war. NK is starving because the new prime minister halted the human aid shipments a while ago, probably the reason for the lashing out.

I hope people there all stay safe. Fuck military regimes.
 
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Case said:
Last update from me: People are being evacuated into bunkers, a reliable source translates Korean news station MBC's report.

My prediction: lots of tension, no escalation, nobody wants war. NK is starving because the new prime minister halted the human aid shipments a while ago, probably the reason for the lashing out.

I hope people there all stay safe. Fuck military regimes.
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Me too.

I can't help but think this whole thing may have been in the making a while and the time calculated to some extent. There's been a few provocations but few that have taken hold in the last few months. Nice that the western world is feeling Afghanistan weary. What do you think?
 
arg-fallbackName="wolfrayet"/>
Scary stuff especially if Seoul gets nailed by North Korea, this could automatically warrant defence actions by the US military being an important Ally - then it's how the US would handle the next step if this were to happen which could really stoke the fire.

Don't you think this is all a bit of a coincidence considering they've only discovered a so-called nuclear enrichment plant on North Korea a few days ago?
 
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wolfrayet said:
Scary stuff especially if Seoul gets nailed by North Korea, this could automatically warrant defence actions by the US military being an important Ally - then it's how the US would handle the next step if this were to happen which could really stoke the fire.

Don't you think this is all a bit of a coincidence considering they've only discovered a so-called nuclear enrichment plant on North Korea a few days ago?
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They didn't discover it, North Korea showed it to them, in a rather unusual move for them.
 
arg-fallbackName="wolfrayet"/>
Shaedys said:
They didn't discover it, North Korea showed it to them, in a rather unusual move for them.
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Oops sorry, thanks for that - either way, coincedance or not? (US envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth visited Seoul and Tokyo seeking support to deescalate North Korea's nuclear program yesterday).
 
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