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NKorea fires short-range ballistic missile off western Japan

SEOUL -- North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile that landed in Japan's maritime economic zone Monday, officials said, the latest in a string of test launches as the North seeks to build nuclear-tipped ICBMs that can reach the U.S. mainland.

 

This launch of a suspected Scud-type missile, which the South Korean military said flew about 450 kilometers, may also be an attempt to demonstrate North Korea's ability to strike U.S. and South Korean troops in the region.

 

The missile launched from the coastal town of Wonsan, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It landed in Japan's exclusive maritime economic zone, which is set about 200 nautical miles off the Japanese coast, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. He said there was no report of damage to planes or vessels in the area.

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.29.17, 07:41