Warning shots exchanged between Koreas along sea border amid tensions

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The rival Koreas say they’ve exchanged warning shots along near their disputed western sea boundary.

South Korea‘s military says its navy fired warning shots to repel a North Korean merchant ship that it says violated the sea boundary early Monday.

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There were no reports of clashes between the Koreas.

The incident comes amid heightened tensions over North Korea’s recent barrage of missile tests.

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