DPRK Accuses South Korea Warships of Infiltrating into Territorial Waters

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DPRK Accuses South Korea Warships of Infiltrating into Territorial Waters

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday said South Korean's warships illegally infiltrated into its territorial waters in the Yellow Sea.

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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday said South Korean's warships illegally infiltrated into its territorial waters in the Yellow Sea.

Three South Korean warships illegally intruded into the territorial waters of the DPRK side, south of Tungsangot, Kangryong County, and sailed for hours, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) quoted military sources as saying.

The South Korean military should be mindful that the reckless military provocations in the Yellow Sea would entail unpredictable consequences and it should act with discretion, the sources warned.

Several warships intruded into the territorial waters of the DPRK side five times on Monday and Tuesday, the sources said.

On Tuesday, the DPRK accused South Korea of committing a military provocation by bringing four tanks from the in-depth areato the verge of the Military Demarcation Line.

"Its ceaseless illegal intrusion of the warships into the territorial waters, timed to coincide with such military provocations as bringing tanks to the area very close to the Military Demarcation Line, is chiefly aimed to create a very dangerous atmosphere of confrontation on the land and seas with Ulji Focus Lens joint military maneuvers for aggression as an occasion and bring the situation to the brink of war," the KCNA said.

In Seoul, the South Korean Defense Ministry rejected the accusations.

South Korea and the United States will stage the 2003 Ulji Focus Lens joint military exercises from August 18 to 29.

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