NKorea warns SKorea of naval clash

North Korea warned South Korea
of a possible naval clash Thursday, accusing Seoul of
sending warships into its waters around their disputed
western sea border, AP reported.
The South's «reckless military provocations» have
created «such a serious situation that a naval clash may
break out between the two sides in these waters,» the
North's navy said in a statement carried by the country's
official Korean Central News Agency.
North Korea has often issued similar warnings before, as
it does not recognize the western sea border. The North
claims that the United Nations unilaterally drew the
line at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, and that it
should be redrawn further south.
The dispute led to two bloody naval skirmishes in 1999 and
in 2002.
-- SPA