North Korea launched some 200 artillery shells into waters off its western coast on Friday near the inter-Korean maritime border of the Northern Limit Line, or NLL, according to the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff. The area is near South Korea’s Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands. The North's Korean People's Army, or KPA acknowledged in a statement what they called a "live-shell firing drill," but denied that the intent was to scare residents of the islands. Read more: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/kim-factory-tour-01042024210758.html Subscribe to our channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RFAvideo More from RFA : https://www.rfa.org Our special reports: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/special Follow RFA: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RFAEnglish Twitter: https://twitter.com/RadioFreeAsia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radiofreeasia/ About RFA: Radio Free Asia (RFA) is a private, nonprofit, multimedia corporation, bringing award-winning, domestic journalism and uncensored content to people in six Asian countries that restrict free speech, freedom of the press, and access to reliable information beyond their borders. For more information, please visit http://www.rfa.org/about/