South Korean island shelled by North Korean artillery

Dozens of homes have been destroyed on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, after North Korea fired artillery at it. Reports say 14 South Korean soldiers have been injured and the military is now on its highest non-wartime alert.

As many as hundreds of shells were fired at the island and into the sea near the western border,   prompting Seoul to return fire.

South Korea has deployed fighter jets to the west coast of the island and the government has called an emergency meeting.

Witnesses claim some residents on the island have been evacuated to bunkers and others have fled by fishing boat, but the shelling has now stopped.

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