North Korea briefly ordered its troops along the South Korean border to stand ready to fire after accusing Seoul of sending drones into its capital Pyongyang in what it called a "war provocation.”
The general staff of North Korea’s army directed artillery units over the weekend to "get fully ready to open fire” for an immediate strike on enemy targets if a similar infiltration recurs, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday.
The order was issued on Saturday and was active until Sunday, according to the statement.
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