North Korea Fires Three Ballistic Missiles Into Sea Of Japan
MEP: North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles Monday morning from a western region in the capital Pyongyang into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea’s military, in a show of force apparently timed to coincide with the ongoing G20 economic summit in China.
North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles from Hwangju in the North Hwanghae Province at around 12:14 p.m. local time, Yonhap News Service and the AP reported, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. Officials did not elaborate on the range of the missiles.
This comes just under two weeks after Pyongyang test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile. That missile entered Japan’s air defense identification zone, the first time that has happened.
The latest test comes just hours after the issue of potential North Korean threat was discussed among regional powers at the G20 summit in China.
At least one of the missiles fell into Japan’s Air Defence Identification Zone, a South Korean military official told Reuters news agency by telephone.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said at the meeting with her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that Pyongyang’s nuclear test and missile launches posed a challenge to Seoul’s ties with Beijing.
Earlier on Monday, South Korean President Park Geun-hye criticized the neighbor to the north for what she described as provocations that are hurting Seoul-Beijing relations, AP reported.
