South Korea has ordered civilians on the western border island of Yeonpyeong to evacuate to shelters, officials said, amid clear signs of a military provocation by North Korea. This was reported by the South Korean Yonhap news agency, UNN reports.
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The order for emergency evacuation was given at 12:02 and again at 12:30 on Friday local time at the request of the South Korean military.
It is noted that the local authorities announced a mass evacuation after receiving a corresponding instruction from the South Korean military. According to preliminary data, several shots could have already been fired from the territory of the DPRK towards the island.
We announced the evacuation after we received a call from a military unit that said it was launching a naval strike on Yeonpyeong Island because it was dealing with a situation of provocation by North Korea