Russian border guards opened fire on a North Korean boat in Moscow's Pacific waters on Wednesday, injuring five fishermen, Russia's security service said.
Russia's frustration has been building in recent months over thousands of North Korean boats illegally fishing for squid off its far eastern coast.
In one incident, a North Korean was killed and several Russian coastguards were injured in a shootout last month when the crew of one boat resisted arrest.
"Five poachers were wounded, they are receiving medical assistance," the FSB national security service, which is in charge of border guards, said on its website.
"As a result of failure to comply with the border guards' legitimate demands, gunfire was used to stop one of the vessels." The
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