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Warning shots fired after drones crossed military demarcation line from north, South Korea military says

South Korea scrambled warplanes and attack helicopters and fired warning shots on Monday after North Korean drones violated its airspace, the South Korean military said.

Incursions by North Korean drones into South Korea follow the launch of two short-range ballistic missiles by Pyongyang on December 23.

"This is a clear act of provocation by the North violating our airspace," - South Korean official with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lee Seung-o.

SEOUL - South Korea scrambled warplanes and attack helicopters and fired warning shots on Monday after North Korean drones violated its airspace, the South Korean military said. South Korea tracked the drones crossing from North Korea over what is known as the Military Demarcation Line between the two countries after detecting them in the skies of the western city of...

SEOUL (Reuters) -Five North Korean drones crossed into South Korea on Monday and South Korea responded by scrambling jets and attack helicopters and opening fire to try to shoot down the North Korean aircraft, the South Korean military said.

"Unmanned aerial vehicles" violated South Korean airspace, say the country's joint chiefs of staff.

South Koreas military on Monday scrambled jets and fired warning shots after drones from North Korea crossed the border. An official with South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said its forces detected multiple unidentified objects, presumed to be unmanned aerial vehicles, in border areas of ..

While one of the five North Korean drones flew near the South Korean capital, Seoul, the others flew near the west coast.

One South Korean jet crashed after Seoul scrambled its air force against the first drone airspace violation since 2017.