"Importantly, this should not escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula," an unnamed foreign ministry official was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying.
So far all related news reports were originated from South Korea, said the official, and one should wait until the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) makes official comments on the issue.
Earlier in the day, South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the DPRK fired scores of artillery onto a South Korean island and also into waters off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula near a tense maritime border. Media reports said one South Korean soldier had been killed by the artillery fire, and South Korea fired back in response.
The exchange of fire came when South Korea was engaged in massive annual military exercises involving some 70,000 troops, launched Monday and scheduled to last through Nov. 30.
Editor: Xiong Tong
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