SEOUL, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- North Korea renewed its warning to South Korea Thursday of a possible naval clash despite signs of a widening thaw between the two nations, officials say.
The North accused South Korea of repeatedly sending warships into its territorial waters off the west coast in a deliberate move to raise tensions. Skirmishes in that area turned bloody in 1999 and 2002, reportedly killing dozens of sailors on both sides, the South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.
South Korean military officials deny their Navy has intruded past the Northern Limit Line. North Korea, on the other hand, refuses to respect the 1953 truce line that was drawn by an American general at the end of the three-year Korean conflict.
North Korea's warning came one day after talks with South Korea in which the North expressed regret over a flood that swept six South Korean campers to their deaths Sept. 6. Observers say it is rare for the North to express regret over its actions.
