Most of the islanders were evacuated in the aftermath of the shelling. The shelling caused a number of casualties among South Koreans living on Yeongpyeong. [49] [50] [51] [52]. North Korea must be held accountable for all the losses." [7] According to Time, "The North does not recognize the border that was unilaterally drawn by the United Nations at the close of the 1950–53 Korean War. [65], One year after the event the South Korean military presence on the island had been substantially increased with the deployment of more K-9 howitzers, K-10 automatic ammunition re-supply vehicles, 130-millimeter, 36-round, truck-mounted Kuryong multiple rocket launchers and AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters. Two South Korean marines died during the North Korean bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 23, 2010. He said that the military had "strengthened our surveillance and monitoring to keep watch on North Korean military activities through close cooperation with the United States. image caption The bombardment of Yeonpyeong is the only time North Korea has deliberately attacked civilian territory since the Korean War. [12][16] Later, after 1982, it also hindered North Korea establishing a United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Exclusive Economic Zone to control fishing in the area. Tensions surrounding the disputed Northern Limit Line are expected to heat up later this week as the second anniversary of the Yeonpyeong Island shelling approaches. President Lee instructed the South Korean military to strike North Korea's missile base near its coastal artillery positions if there were an indication of further provocation.Lee Hong-gi of the JCS told the media that the attack had been a "premeditated, intentional illegal ... violation of the U.N. Convention, the Armis… "[57], The North Korean attack had a global impact on the financial markets. [54][55] Notably, however, there is little to no evidence in support of South Korean casualty claims. It was the North’s bloodiest assault on civilian targets since it planted a bomb on a South Korean airliner in 1987, killing 115 people. [5] South Korean counterstrikes ended at 16:42. Several Asian currencies weakened against the euro and US$, while at the same time Asian stock markets declined. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo 18:40: Lee Hong-gi, the South's Joint Chief of Staff Director of Operations, holds a press briefing. 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[35], The South Korean government called the attack a "clear armed provocation." It has made several incursions that have sparked clashes between the two sides, notably a naval battle near Yeonpyeong island in 1999 as well as another engagement in the same area in 2002. It had originally been intended that the United States Navy and Marine Corps would participate in a joint amphibious exercise in the Yellow (Western) Sea, west of South Korea. National, Radio-Canada (27 November 2010). [2] South Korean counterstrikes ended at 16:42. However, the US pulled out of the joint exercise citing "scheduling conflicts",[22] though South Korean observers suggested that the real reason was the opposition of China, which regards a large portion of the Yellow Sea as its own territory. [29], On the morning of 23 November 2010, North Korea reportedly "wired a complaint [to the South] ... asking whether (the [Hoguk] exercise) was an attack against the North." Some of the public buildings were formerly military structures, leading the South Korean military to believe the attack was planned from old maps. [36], At 14:34 local time, North Korean coastal artillery batteries on Mudo, and a recently redeployed 122-mm MLRs at Kaemori,[37] in North Korea's Hwanghae Province, opened fire on the island of Yeonpyeong. [39] Several Asian currencies weakened against the euro and U.S. dollar, while at the same time Asian stock markets declined. [44], North Korea states that it suffered no military casualties. It had originally been intended that the United States Navy and Marine Corps would participate in a joint amphibious exercise in the Yellow (Western) Sea, west of South Korea. [25] A Marine colonel on the island indicated the shells had been fired towards the southwest. 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