North Korea fired shots across its border with South Korea — just hours after Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance since rumors of his death.
Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in meet across the North-South Border. The Demilitarized Zone.North and South Korea briefly exchanged fire their troubled border Sunday, just hours after Kim Jong Un made his first appearance in public for several weeks after rumors of his possible death.
South Korean military personnel said they responded to the shots by returning "two rounds of gunfire and a warning announcement according to our manual." One media report suggested that Kim will use his return to unleash a wave of executions in his homeland, and begin military saber-rattling against western powers.North and South Korean forces briefly exchanged fire across the warring nations' troubled border Sunday, just hours after Kim Jong Un made his appearance in public for several weeks after rumors of his possible death.
The incident took place in the demilitarized zone between the two countries, near the city of Cheorwon, which is on the South Korean side of the border.
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