South Korean officials reported the drills, involving McDonnell Douglas F-15K fighter aircraft , lasted less than two hours. The United Nations Security Council held an eight hour emergency meeting as tensions escalated on the Korean peninsula before the exercises began. The controversial issue divided opinion within the council; China and Russia both asked South Korea to call off the exercise over fears it could start a war on the peninsula, but the US supported its ally, saying the drills were "fully consistent with South Korea's legal right to self defence". South Korean officials reported the drills, involving K9 Thunder guns and F-15K fighter aircraft , lasted less than two hours. During the drill, civilians on Yeonpyeong Island moved into air-raid shelters, which, the BBC reported, was part of the planned procedure for the exercise.
South Korean officials reported the drills, involving , lasted less than two hours. The held an eight hour emergency meeting as tensions escalated on the Korean peninsula before the exercises began. The controversial issue divided opinion within the council; China and Russia both asked South Korea to call off the exercise over fears it could start a war on the peninsula, but the US supported its ally, saying the drills were "fully consistent with South Korea's legal right to self defence". South Korean officials reported the drills, involving guns and , lasted less than two hours. During the drill, civilians on Yeonpyeong Island moved into air-raid shelters, which, the BBC reported, was part of the planned procedure for the exercise.
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McDonnell Douglas F-15K fighter aircraft
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K9 Thunder guns and F-15K fighter aircraft
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