#SouthKorea says #NorthKorea's military has fired over 200 artillery shells near South Korean islands

Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea briefing on situation with North Korea.pic.twitter.com/zUPk3lGziP

— Indo-Pacific News – Geo-Politics & Defense News (@IndoPac_Info) January 5, 2024

🚨 BREAKING: North Korea has now fired artillery near South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, residents told to seek shelter.
Just several minutes ago, civilians on the island were ordered to evacuate by South Korean government. pic.twitter.com/JZowyUbPiz

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) January 5, 2024

Yeongpyeong has been historically a hotspot for #NorthKorea and South Korea conflict.

1999 – 2009 – 2010 – 2024? pic.twitter.com/rir0dvkDXY

— 🇮🇳 𝗡 𝗢 𝗜 𝗦 𝗘 ⚡ A L E R T S 🇮🇳 (@NoiseAlerts) January 5, 2024

This makes more sense. The Yeongpyeong official issued the evacuation notice after receiving a call from a military unit that there was a situation related to a North Korean provocation https://t.co/R6vjqGdx3N

— TMIKpop (@tmikpop) January 5, 2024

I lived in SK for many years. There have been numerous incidents like the one that sparked this alert, including an artillery exchange between NK and SK troops that resulted in casualties on Yeongpyeong. This evac is likely out of an abundance of caution.https://t.co/AroUWkNcIi

— Brendan 🐀 (@NjBrendan) January 5, 2024