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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci ... 022-10-13/SEOUL, Oct 14 (Reuters) -
South Korea scrambled fighter jets after a group of about 10 North Korean military aircraft
flew close to the border dividing the two countries,
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, amid heightened tensions over repeated North Korean missiles tests.
The statement said the North Korean aircraft were detected flying about 25 km (15 miles) north of the Military Demarcation Line
in the central region of the Korea border area
and about 12 km (7 miles) north of the Northern Limit Line, a de facto inter-Korean border in the Yellow Sea.
The incident happened between 10:30 p.m. Thursday (1330 GMT) and 0:20 a.m. (1530 GMT) local time Friday.
It said the aircraft were also seen near the eastern part of the inter-Korean border.
The statement said the South Korean air force
"conducted an emergency sortie with its superior air force, including the F-35A,
and maintained a response posture,
while carrying out a proportional response maneuver corresponding to the flight of a North Korean military aircraft."
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South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff also said in a statement that North Korea
had flown warplanes near the rivals' border late Thursday and early Friday,
prompting South Korea to scramble fighter jets.
The North Korean planes flew as close as 12 kilometers north of the inter-Korean border.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said it responded by scrambling F-35 jets and other warplanes, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
There were no reports of clashes.
A similar incident took place earlier this month, but it was still uncommon for North Korea to fly its warplanes near the border. Also, in the previous flight this month, North Korean warplanes flew much farther from the border than their flights Thursday and Friday.