SEOUL, Dhu-AlQa'dah 05, 1436, August 20, 2015, SPA -- North Korea fired shots on Thursday towards a South Korean loudspeaker that has been blaring anti-Pyongyang broadcasts in recent days, South Korean media reported, according to Reuters. State-run KBS News quoted a South Korean military official as saying that the North Korean military opened fire at around 4 p.m. (0700 GMT) on the western front. Media reports did not say what weapons were used. South Korea had not fired back, Yonhap reported. The South Korean defence ministry said it was checking the report. --SPA 11:25 LOCAL TIME 08:25 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w