Koreas clash in naval battle off their west coast: official

(ATTN: UPDATES with immediate casualty report)
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- The divided Koreas clashed Tuesday morning off their
west coast where skirmishes turned deadly in 1999 and 2002, a South Korean
defense official said.
"No South Korean casualties were immediately reported," the official said, adding
a North Korean patrol ship prompted the South Korean Navy to fire warning shots
after crossing the border.
"The North Koreans then fired back," he said.
North Korea disputes the Northern Limit Line, which was drawn by a U.S. general
at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended in a truce.
samkim@yna.co.kr
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