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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile, Japan says

2024.05.29 17:50

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile, the Japanese government said on Thursday.

The projectile has already fallen into sea, according to the Japanese coast guard.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters on top of a 160-metre tower in North Korea's propaganda village of Gijungdong, in this picture taken from the Tae Sung freedom village near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), inside the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

South North’s Yonhap News Agency also reported that North Korea had fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, citing South Korea’s military.

The North Korean missile appears to have landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported citing multiple defence ministry officials.



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