24th anniv. of inter-Korean naval battle

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back (C) burns incense during a ceremony at the Navy's 2nd Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on June 29, 2026, to pay tribute to fallen soldiers as South Korea marked the 24th anniversary of an inter-Korean naval battle on the seas off South Korea's northern Yeonpyeong Island. Six South Korean seamen were killed and 19 others injured in the 2002 skirmish, called the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong, which broke out as two North Korean patrol boats violated the inter-Korean maritime border in the Yellow Sea. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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