South Korean analysts say the move is a deliberate show of force, noting that North Korean artillery is typically hidden in bunkers or on reverse slopes. Tensions have risen since a Sept 21 landmine explosion in the DMZ that Seoul attributed to North Korean troops. Additional military activity in the area includes soldiers drilling with red flags and 20 to 30 soldiers carrying out fencing work inside the DMZ.
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North Korea Warns UN of Self-Defence as it Positions Artillery in Open View Along Border
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Pyongyang has notified the UN Security Council that it may implement "self-defence measures" if its sovereignty is violated. The diplomatic warning follows the deployment of 122mm self-propelled howitzers on the Kaepung coast, where North Korea has positioned the weapons in open view with barrels pointed south, approximately 1.5 km from the South Korean Aegibong Observatory in Gimpo.
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