SEOUL: North Korea on Monday fired about 130 artillery rounds into the water near its western and eastern sea borders with South Korea, the latest military action contributing to worsening relations between the neighbors.

The North Korean military said the firings were a warning against ongoing South Korean artillery exercises near the inland border town of Cheorwon and blamed Seoul for worsening tensions.

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