Local residents take refuge in an air raid shelter on the Yeonpyeong Island hit by artillery shells the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired a day ago, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea and the DPRK on Tuesday exchanged fires in waters off the west coast of the divided Korean Peninsula, near the contentious sea border called Northern Limit Line (NLL). [Xinhua]

Destruction caused by artillery shells fired by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is seen on the Yeonpyeong Island Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea and the DPRK on Tuesday exchanged fires in waters off the west coast of the divided Korean Peninsula, near the contentious sea border called Northern Limit Line (NLL). [Xinhua]