10 years ago, North Korea enraged the South with deadly border island attack



Evergreen 10 years ago, North Korea enraged the South with deadly border island attack North Korea’s shelling of Yeonpyeong Island killed two civilians, sparking tensions along the inter-Korean sea border James Fretwell November 20, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces Dead, and burned beyond recognition — that’s how a South Korean search crew found two people a day after the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island 10 years ago on Nov. 23, 2010. The incident shocked and enraged South Koreans, particularly because it had resulted in the deaths of innocent civilians. “We never thought they would attack civilians,” Hong Kwang-sun, who saw the men disappear behind a wall of flames as he and other construction site workers ran to take shelter, told The New York Times. “Next time, we should repay them by shooting back.” Dead, and burned beyond recognition — that’s how a South Korean search crew found two people a day after the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island 10 years ago on Nov. 23, 2010. The incident shocked and enraged South Koreans, particularly because it had resulted in the deaths of innocent civilians. “We never thought they would attack civilians,” Hong Kwang-sun, who saw the men disappear behind a wall of flames as he and other construction site workers ran to take shelter, told The New York Times. “Next time, we should repay them by shooting back.” Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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10 years ago, North Korea enraged the South with deadly border island attack

North Korea’s shelling of Yeonpyeong Island killed two civilians, sparking tensions along the inter-Korean sea border

James Fretwell November 20, 2020

10 years ago, North Korea enraged the South with deadly border island attack

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Dead, and burned beyond recognition — that’s how a South Korean search crew found two people a day after the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island 10 years ago on Nov. 23, 2010. The incident shocked and enraged South Koreans, particularly because it had resulted in the deaths of innocent civilians.

“We never thought they would attack civilians,” Hong Kwang-sun, who saw the men disappear behind a wall of flames as he and other construction site workers ran to take shelter, told The New York Times. “Next time, we should repay them by shooting back.”

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