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North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea
Updated On: 31 August, 2023 09:44 AM IST | Seoul | AP
South Korea`s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the North Korean missiles both travelled about 360 kilometres before landing in the waters of the Korean Peninsula`s east coast. It said the missiles were launched from the North`s capital region
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North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday night, its neighbours said, hours after the US flew long-range bombers for drills with its allies in a show of force against the North. The launches, the latest in the North`s barrage of weapons tests since last year, came amid ongoing annual US-South Korean military exercises that North Korea regards as a rehearsal for invasion. There were no reports of damages caused by Wednesday`s launches. But observers say North Korea likely aimed to demonstrate again it has missiles capable of striking key targets in South Korea in protest at its rivals` military exercises. South Korea`s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the North Korean missiles both travelled about 360 kilometres before landing in the waters of the Korean Peninsula`s east coast. It said the missiles were launched from the North`s capital region.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff called the launches "a grave provocation" that threatens international peace and violates UN Security Council resolutions that ban any ballistic launches by North Korea. It said the South Korean and US intelligence authorities were analyzing more details. Japan`s Defence Ministry said it also detected the launches. It said the missiles travelled a distance of 400 kilometres at the maximum altitude of 50 kilometres before falling outside Japan`s exclusive economic zone.
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