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Two Koreas Exchange Gunfire Along Border
Tue Aug 1, 2006 4:44am ET

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korean troops exchanged gunfire across their heavily fortified border for the first time in about a year, a military official said on Tuesday.

North Korean troops fired two shots at a South Korean guard post near the Demilitarized Zone late on Monday and South Korean troops returned six shots, an official said by telephone.

"No one was injured in the incident," the Joint Chiefs of Staff official said, referring to South Korean troops. There was no word if any North Korean soldiers were hurt.

The Joint Chiefs issued a statement saying the U.N. Command Military Armistice Commission -- monitoring a truce that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War and has left the two countries technically at war since then -- will look into the skirmish.

One of the shots hit the guard post, causing South Korean troops to immediately return fire, the official said.

Last October, North Korea fired a bullet toward a South Korean guard post and the South returned fire. The two navies clashed along a disputed maritime border in 2002, resulting in deaths and casualties on both sides.

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Soldier probably fell asleep on the trigger (in the sweltering heat and all...)