North Korean military said what happened that time on Yeonpyeong Island on Saturday. North Korea is believed to have used highly explosive shells that would increase casualties and structural damage when it fired on a South Korean island earlier this week, "After analyzing debris of artillery rounds on Yeonpyeong Island, we are guessing that they are a type of highly explosive shells," the source said on condition of anonymity.
South Korea has warned its army to be on guard for further attacks from Pyongyang ahead of joint military exercises between the US and Seoul.South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told ministers and aides to be ready for "provocation" by the North - and the country's Marine commander vowed "thousand-fold" revenge for the attacks this week that killed two servicemen and two civilians.
The US and Seoul will begin joint exercises on Sunday in the Yellow Sea. The region is still tense following an artillery barrage by Pyongyang on the Yellow Sea island of Yeonpyeong - the heaviest attack on South Korea since 1950-53 civil wars. South Korea responded with artillery fire 13 minutes later, but it was not clear what damage was caused.
The two dead Marines were honoured with a gun salute today during their funerals while Seoul was hit by anti-North protests.
North Korea said any civilian deaths were "very regrettable" but accused South Korea of using members of the public as a human shield.
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