A North Korean fighter plane briefly crossed the western sea border between the two Koreas on Thursday, but pulled back when two South Korean aircraft were scrambled to intercept it.
It was the first such incursion by the North for 20 years, and South Korea said it would lodge a strong protest.
Four more South Korean aircraft were later sent to the area, which a BBC correspondent says has been the scene of occasional high tension in the past.
Pyongyang does not recognise the maritime border, and a South Korean gunboat was sunk in a clash with the North Koreans last June.
The MiG-19 crossed the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea at 1003 (0103GMT), and returned to Northern airspace two minutes later.
"We will strongly protest this provocation," said South Korean Major Lee Dong-chan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2782533.stm
It was the first such incursion by the North for 20 years, and South Korea said it would lodge a strong protest.
Four more South Korean aircraft were later sent to the area, which a BBC correspondent says has been the scene of occasional high tension in the past.
Pyongyang does not recognise the maritime border, and a South Korean gunboat was sunk in a clash with the North Koreans last June.
The MiG-19 crossed the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea at 1003 (0103GMT), and returned to Northern airspace two minutes later.
"We will strongly protest this provocation," said South Korean Major Lee Dong-chan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2782533.stm
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