North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles In First Launch In Two Months
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North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, the first such launch in more than two months.
The missiles lifted off from Pyongyang at around 7:10 a.m. (2210 GMT Wednesday) and travelled about 360 km (225 miles) before plunging into the sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, without specifying how many were fired.
"We strongly condemn North Korea's missile launch, which is a clear provocation that seriously threatens peace and stability on the Korean peninsula," they said in a statement.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who last week visited Seoul to reconfirm ties with South Korea ahead of his upcoming resignation, said Tokyo condemned the launch and lodged a protest against North Korea.
"We continue to make utmost efforts for monitoring and cooperate with the U.S. and South Korea," Kishida said.
Nuclear envoys of South Korea, Japan and the United States talked by phone and called the launch a violation of U.N. resolutions, Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement. They also pledged to respond to any North Korean provocations.
The missiles lifted off from Pyongyang at around 7:10 a.m. (2210 GMT Wednesday) and travelled about 360 km (225 miles) before plunging into the sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, without specifying how many were fired.
"We strongly condemn North Korea's missile launch, which is a clear provocation that seriously threatens peace and stability on the Korean peninsula," they said in a statement.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who last week visited Seoul to reconfirm ties with South Korea ahead of his upcoming resignation, said Tokyo condemned the launch and lodged a protest against North Korea.
"We continue to make utmost efforts for monitoring and cooperate with the U.S. and South Korea," Kishida said.
Nuclear envoys of South Korea, Japan and the United States talked by phone and called the launch a violation of U.N. resolutions, Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement. They also pledged to respond to any North Korean provocations.
