Details of North Korean drone incident revealed

The South Korean military has said it fired more than 100 rounds at a trespassing North Korean drone on Monday, but failed to down it, according to Yonhap news agency. It is estimated that several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) remained in the South Korean airspace for seven hours.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff were quoted by local media after warplanes were scrambled to intercept the UAVs and a military helicopter attempted to use its 20mm gun to take out a drone. The UAV had been spotted near Gyodong Island, to the northwest of Seoul and close to the North Korean border.