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South Korea says North Korea has fired artillery shells near the rivals' tense sea boundary for a third straight day.
South Korea's military says the North fired more than 90 rounds on Sunday (7 January) afternoon.
It says South Korea strongly urges North Korea to halt provocative acts.
Earlier, North Korea conducted a new round of artillery drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Saturday (6 January), officials in Seoul said, a day after the North’s similar exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its own firing drills in the same area.
The North’s back-to-back firing exercises come after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un repeatedly called for stronger war readiness to cope with what he called deepening confrontation led by the U.S.
Experts say North Korea is likely to continue its provocative run of weapons tests to boost its leverage in potential future negotiations with Washington as the U.S. heads into November elections.
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