South Korea fires warning shots after North Koreans violate demarcation line

Seoul. South Korea's military fired warning shots last week after North Korean soldiers violated the military demarcation line. The soldiers then returned to their side, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, citing an insider. According to the report, several North Korean soldiers crossed the demarcation line in the eastern part of the demilitarized zone. It is the first reported violation of the demarcation line by the North Korean military this year. The North Korean soldiers were probably on patrol when they crossed the line. No further unusual activity was reported after their return, it said. Last year, North Korean troops breached the line 17 times. There was initially no statement from the North Korean embassy in Singapore. The two Korean states are still technically at war, as their 1950-53 war ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.