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Koreas Tensions

FILE – South Korean Navy’s patrol ships search for survivors from the sunken South Korean navy ship near South Korea’s Baekryeong island, March 29, 2010. South Korea’s military said Sunday, April 16, 2023, it fired warning shots to repel a North Korean patrol vessel that temporarily crossed the countries’ disputed western sea boundary while chasing a Chinese fishing boat. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

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KIM TONG-HYUNG

Sat, April 15, 2023 at 8:41 PM PDT·3 min read

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it fired warning shots to repel a North Korean patrol vessel that temporarily crossed the countries’ disputed western sea boundary while chasing a Chinese fishing boat.

The North Korean patrol boat crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line at around 11 a.m. Saturday while pursuing the Chinese boat in waters near South Korea’s Baekryeong island but immediately retreated after…