Two South Korean naval vessels fired on...

Two South Korean naval vessels fired on two North Korean fishing boats sailing off Japan and tried to capture them, North Korea’s official news agency reported. The agency said more than 100 shots were fired at the boats in an attempt to force them into the South Korean port of Pusan. A Japanese naval official said the crew of a Japanese anti-submarine patrol plane saw the North Korean boats being fired upon. The South Korean navy denied the reports, saying the fishing boats departed after being warned that they were approaching South Korean waters.