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South Korean warship fire shots
7.27AM GMT, 20 Nov 2002

A South Korean warship has fired warning shots at a North Korean navy vessel that crossed a disputed maritime border, according to a South Korean defense official.

The North Korean boat quickly retreated.

A spokesman for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed that shots were fired, and said a statement would be issued.

The incident looks set to raise tension over North Korea's recently revealed nuclear program, which has prompted a US-led campaign to persuade the communist North to abandon its nuclear ambitions.

In June this year, warships from North and South Korea clashed, and five South Korean sailors died. North Korea also suffered casualties, but did not say how many.

Since then naval clash North Korean officials and representatives of the US-led UN Command have met to discuss ways to avoid further confrontations in the disputed area.

The UN Command oversees the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.

Despite the continued tension over North Korea's nuclear program, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung is trying to maintain projects designed to promote reconciliation between the two nations.

One of the most prominent projects is the reconnection of cross-border railways and roads.

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