Soldiers fired 99 rounds, including two blanks, from their at the as it approached on a flight from China. That airport serves  and is 25 miles (40.2 kilometres) from the border between the two Korean states. The plane's route is disputed. One aviation controller said that the plane was "flying normally" and "did not deviate from its normal route," a claim with which Asiana agrees. However, reports that the South Korean marines who attacked the aircraft say it was off-course. A Marine Corps official said the shooting lasted ten minutes as the plane flew over island. The marines fired from nearby . The troops opened fire with K2s, but the jet was out of range. Relations between the two Korean countries have been tense since the end of open hostilities in the 1953 . The South Korean military has recently used photos of North Korean leader 's family for target practice, with the north threatening retaliation. South Korean media claimed yesterday that the south has US-built missiles capable of reaching the northern capital,  , and blamed the north for twin bombings that killed 50 people last year.
Soldiers fired 99 rounds, including two blanks, from their at the as it approached on a flight from China. That airport serves Seoul and is 25 miles (40.2 kilometres) from the border between the two Korean states. The plane's route is disputed. One aviation controller said that the plane was "flying normally" and "did not deviate from its normal route," a claim with which Asiana agrees. However, reports that the South Korean marines who attacked the aircraft say it was off-course. A Marine Corps official said the shooting lasted ten minutes as the plane flew over island. The marines fired from nearby . The troops opened fire with K2s, but the jet was out of range. Relations between the two Korean countries have been tense since the end of open hostilities in the 1953 . The South Korean military has recently used photos of North Korean leader 's family for target practice, with the north threatening retaliation. South Korean media claimed yesterday that the south has US-built missiles capable of reaching the northern capital, Pyongyang , and blamed the north for twin bombings that killed 50 people last year.
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