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Shelling of Yeonpyeong

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North Korea Attacks South Korea Island

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Panicked residents flee N.Korean shelling

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S. Korea commemorates artillery shelling on Yeonpyeong-do island of six years ago

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Korea commemorates 4th anniversary of Yeonpyeong-do shelling 연평도 4주년 추모행사

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Joint military exercise held to commemorate anniversary of Yeonpyeong shelling

The bombardment of Yeonpyeong was an artillery engagement between the North Korean military and South Korean forces stationed on Yeonpyeong Island on 23 November 2010. Following a South Korean artillery exercise in waters in the south, North Korean forces fired around 170 artillery shells and rockets at Yeonpyeong Island, hitting both military and civilian targets.
  • Background 

  • Engagement 

  • Aftermath 

  • International reactions