2 South Korean killed in North’s shelling
At least two South Korean soldiers have been killed and 14 others are injured in the North's shelling, according to South Korean media reports. The ministry of defense in Seoul is yet to confirm the reports and causalities on the other side remain unknown. Tensions are escalating in the region as fighter jets have been deployed on the South Korean side of the border for retaliatory action.
This is for the first time that North Korea fired artillery shells at a South Korean island and even resorting to a torpedo attack. Authorities are evacuating the Yeonpyaong Island in the Yellow Sea which houses around 1,400 residents. The shelling reportedly set fire to buildings, prompting a return of fire by the South.
"Several civilians were reported to have suffered injuries," the Korea Herald reported.