On Tuesday (23/11/10) at 02:34pm, North Korea fired several rounds of artillery at South Korean waters and an island called Yeonpyeong. It was largely a coastal bombardment, injuring several soldiers.
Col. Lee Bung-woo, spokesman at South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff has stated that most of them hit the waters just off the island although some of them hit the actual island.
The South Korean military responded with their own artillery.
Today at 07:33am AEST, The Today Show stated that a total of 4 people had been killed (2 of which were civilian).
The US Navy is headed to South Korea to join in "naval exercises" following the attack.
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