North and South Korea Exchange Gunfire as North Unintentionally Hits DMZ Guard Post

North and South Korea Exchange Gunfire as North Unintentionally Hits DMZ Guard Post
South Korean army soldiers walk up the stairs of a military guard post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on May 3, 2020. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo
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SEOUL—North and South Korea exchanged gunfire after multiple bullets from the north hit a guard post on the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone early on Sunday, raising tension a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended an almost three-week absence from public life with state media showing him visiting a factory.

The gunshots were fired from North Korea at 7:41 a.m. local time, the South’s joint chiefs of staffs (JCS) said in a statement. The South fired back with two shots following a broadcast warning of the action.