MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - North...

"This armed clash in the Yellow Sea was not some simple, accidental incident but a deliberate, planned provocation by the South Korean military that contrives to escalate tension on the Korean Peninsula," the South Korean Yonhap news agency quoted an article published by Rodong Sinmun, the North"s major newspaper.

The skirmish occurred near the disputed sea border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, when a North Korean patrol vessel allegedly crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line, prompting the South to fire warning shots.

According to the South Korean Navy, the communist state"s boat, which fired back, "suffered considerable damage." No casualties were reported on South Korean side while Pyongyang has claimed one death and three sailors wounded.

The North"s General Staff, quoted by the KCNA agency, had earlier accused the South Korean boat of breaching the border and demanded Seoul make an apology for the "armed provocation" and take "measures to prevent such

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