Seoul , South Korea ( CNN ) -- Two South Korean soldiers fired at a civilian airplane after mistaking it for an aircraft from North Korea , a South Korean military official said Saturday . No damage was caused by the firing Friday morning , said the official , who requested anonymity in keeping with South Korean military custom . The two soldiers were stationed off the coast of Gyodong Island , near the North Korean border , when they fired their rifles at an Asiana Airlines flight , the military official said . The plane was not damaged because it was about 500 meters ( 547 yards ) out of the range of the K-2 rifles used by two soldiers , South Korea 's Yonhap news agency said , citing an unidentified military source . According to the Yonhap report , the plane was carrying about 119 crew and passengers from China , and was making its descent to Incheon International Airport . CNN 's Jiyeon Lee in Seoul contributed to this report .
NEW : A South Korean military official tells CNN two soldiers fired at the plane . Yonhap : The incident occurred in a remote area of North Korea near the border with China, and was not related to any recent conflict between Seoul and Pyongyang, said Kim Min-seok, spokesman for Seoul's Joint Chiefs