World | North Korea attacks South Korea North Korean Attack Killed 2 Civilians Two marines also killed, 18 others wounded By Kevin Spak Posted Nov 24, 2010 8:01 AM CST Copied A South Korean man walks around destroyed houses one day after North Korea's artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Park Ji-ho) Rescuers sifting through the wreckage left by North Korea’s artillery assault on Yeonpyeong Island found the burned bodies of two civilians today—the first civilian deaths reported from the skirmish, the AP reports. Two South Korean marines were also killed, and another 18 people wounded in the attack; 30 homes were destroyed. It’s unclear how many casualties North Korea may have suffered in the counterattack, but Seoul says the number could be significant. One analyst says the civilian deaths make the attack more significant in the eyes of South Koreans. “It’s clearly a line for people, and crossing that line puts it in a different category,” said one professor. People in North Korea, meanwhile, were gloating. “I think this time our military demonstrated to the whole world that it doesn’t make empty talk,” one Pyongyang resident said on TV. Read These Next North Carolina shooting suspect once walked the red carpet. The gunman who killed 4 at a Michigan church was an ex-marine. 'We heard a big bang,' says churchgoer in Michigan Skydivers leap from plane 2 minutes before fatal crash. Report an error