YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea -- Kim Young-shik's life is more dangerous now than at any time he can recall living through on this island a few kilometers from North Korea.
South Korean marines lock the entrance to a beach on Yeonpyeong island, near the 'northern limit line' sea boundary with North Korea on Jan. 8, 2024. © AFP/Jiji
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