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Posted on June 19, 2011 | tags

 
 

World: Proof that tensions are perhaps a little too high in South Korea

  • cause On Friday, South Korean marines spotted a low-flying plane that they thought was a North Korean fighter jet.
  • reaction The soldiers started firing dozens of shots on the plane — but not a single one connected. This was probably for the best.
  • result See … the plane was not a North Korean fighter jet, but a passenger plane on its final approach. That would’ve been bad. source