Seoul's military reported that North Korea conducted GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, an operation that was affecting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea, reports BSS.
The suspected GPS jamming occurred just a week after North Korea tested what it claimed was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel ICBM missile. This was its first missile launch since it was accused of sending soldiers to assist Russia in the Ukraine war.
The South fired its own ballistic missile into the sea on Friday in a show of force aimed at showing its "strong resolve" to respond to "any North Korean provocations".
"North Korea conducted GPS jamming provocations in Haeju and Kaesong on November 8 to 9 ," Seoul's joint chiefs of staff said in a statement, adding several vessels and dozens of civilian aircraft were experiencing "some operational disruptions" as a result.
The military warned South Korean ships and aircraft operating in the Yellow Sea to beware of such attacks.
"We strongly urge North Korea to immediately cease its GPS provocations and warn that it will be held responsible for any subsequent issues arising from this," they said in the statement.
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