The presence of the self-propelled 122-mm howitzer near the border marks a rare visible deployment of such artillery.
SEOUL – Tensions between North Korea and South Korea are running high this week after Pyongyang sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council, repeating accusations that Seoul fabricated a September land mine incident, and after a North Korean howitzer was spotted close to the border. The presence of the self-propelled 122-mm howitzer near the border as reported by Yonhap news agency on Sunday marks a rare visible deployment of such artillery.
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