North Korea has threatened a military response to “provocations” as it continues to shell the buffer zone near South Korea for the third consecutive day, reports Reuters, quoting Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Preceding events On January 5, North Korea fired approximately 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands on the western border – Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong, prompting the evacuation of island residents. In response, South Korea conducted exercises. The following day, January 6, North Korea repeated the provocation, launching about 60 projectiles in…
