North Korea fires launches multiple ballistic missiles into sea ahead of South Korea-Japan summit
North Korea Japanese officials launched another suspected ballistic missile on Thursday local time, hours before a scheduled summit between South Korean and Japanese leaders.
Office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tweeted about the launch. A follow-up tweet said the government was ensuring “safety of aircraft, ships and other assets” and was taking “all possible precautions, including emergency preparedness”.
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A file image of a North Korean rocket with a test satellite is shown on a TV screen during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. See you on Thursday. (AP Photo/Lee Jinmin)
The South Korean military said the missile was fired towards the East Sea. The launch came hours before South Korean President Yoon Suk-yul and Kishida met in Tokyo, where various issues were discussed.
It also came amid ongoing South Korea-US Freedom Shield (FS) drills, which the North has described as “preparation for a war of aggression” against it, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.
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North Korea on Tuesday Launched two short-range ballistic missiles.which landed on the east coast of the country, officials said.