韓國說朝韓在邊境附近互射炮火

South Korean officials say North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Wednesday in an area near their tense maritime border in the Yellow Sea. The defense ministry said all the shots fell into the sea and there were no reports of damage or injuries. The exchange took place near Yeonpyeong island, where a North Korean artillery attack killed four South Koreans in November.

The spokesman said South Korean forces heard several shots fired from North Korea, apparently from an island about 11 kilometers north of the border. The troops saw one shell land in the water near spokesman said South Korea responded by sending a radio warning to the North. About 35 minutes later, the South fired three howitzer shells into the sea.韓國官員說，朝鮮和韓國星期三在兩國形勢緊張的黃海海上邊界附近發生火炮交火。韓國國防部說，所有炮彈都射到了海里，沒有造成破壞或者人員傷亡的報道。這次交火發生在延坪島附近，朝鮮去年11月在這裏炮擊打死4名韓國軍人。

韓國國防部發言人說，韓國軍隊聽到幾枚炮彈從朝鮮發射過來，明顯是來自邊界以北約11公里的一座島嶼上。韓國軍隊還看見一枚炮彈落入延坪島附近的水域。這位發言人說，韓國作出反應，向朝鮮發出無線電警告。大約35分鐘過後，韓國的榴彈炮向海中打了三炮。