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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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 Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:13 am Post subject: South Korea fires warning shots as North troops cross DMZ |
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean troops fired warning shots on Saturday after five North Korean soldiers briefly crossed into the southern side of the demilitarised zone (DMZ) dividing the peninsula, South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said.
"Our troops fired warning shots at the five North Korean soldiers after they climbed over the military demarcation line despite several loudspeaker warnings," they said in a statement.
It said they went about 30 metres across the demarcation line at around 0415 GMT and returned after the shots were fired.
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http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-10-07T124026Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-271201-1.xml&archived=False |
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Alias77
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:17 am Post subject: |
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So, did someone double-dog dare them to run out there?
What was the point of doing it? |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:19 am Post subject: |
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| They're obviously planning to invade while the South is all drunk and stuffed for Chusok. The guys in the story obviously got their wires crossed during the invasion preparations and got shot at is all. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe they're filming the North Korean version of Jackass. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:21 am Post subject: |
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| In my opinion, it is like some posters here who like to 'stir the pot'. It gets them attention. The Norks like to do this around important events in the South. Remember World Cup '02? |
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R-Seoul
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Location: your place
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| Maybe they're filming the North Korean version of Jackass. |
That cracked me up... |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:25 am Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| In my opinion, it is like some posters here who like to 'stir the pot'. It gets them attention. The Norks like to do this around important events in the South. Remember World Cup '02? |
You're accusing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of trolling? |
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MantisBot
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
Location: Itaewon, Seoul, SK
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| gang ah jee wrote: |
| You're accusing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of trolling? |
*lollercaust* |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:30 am Post subject: |
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You're accusing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of trolling?
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Yep. That's pretty much it. The only difference between them and say, Dev or Junior, is that when KJI shoots from the hip, he has real bullets in his gun. And some wit. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:35 am Post subject: |
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Trolling? This from South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (according to AP):
"It's not clear whether it was intentional or whether it was to catch fish," he said, adding that four of the North Koreans were unarmed, and the fifth carried a rifle. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:42 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
| "It's not clear whether it was intentional or whether it was to catch fish," he said, adding that four of the North Koreans were unarmed, and the fifth carried a rifle. |
Were they planning to catch fish with a rifle? That'd have been pretty tough. Unless the fish were in a barrel or something. |
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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:12 am Post subject: |
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| four were unarmed and the fifth carried a rifle... they're trying to get the *beep* out of North Korea. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| KWhitehead wrote: |
| four were unarmed and the fifth carried a rifle... they're trying to get the *beep* out of North Korea. |
Certainly not the "workers paradise"? |
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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:59 am Post subject: |
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ONLY 40 shots fired?.....
I was stationed at Camp Bonifas for 3 months (May to August) back in 1997 and I was there during that skirmish that killed 5 NK border patrol soldiers and wounded one SK soldier. During that incident, they fired artillery across the border and completely destroyed a concrete checkpoint (nothing left but a HUGE hole in the ground).
That was when the country was close to a second war.
Last edited by lastat06513 on Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:02 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:02 am Post subject: |
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Big Ass Avatar alert!
Ready. Aim.
Fire! |
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