North and South Korea exchange gunfire across border

Kathmandu : North and South Korea exchanged gunfire around the South’s guard post early on Sunday.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said in a statement that North Korean troops fired several bullets at a South Korean guarded post of the heavily fortified border.

South Korea fired two rounds in response after issuing a warning broadcast, it said.

The rare exchange of gunfire comes a day after North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong-un had made his first public appearance of nearly three weeks following an absence that triggered intense speculation about his health and fears about the stability of the isolated nation.