North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward sea
The launch came after Pyongyang dismissed Seoul's demand for an apology for North Korean mines that seriously wounded South Korean soldiers.
On Friday, South Korea's joint chiefs of staff announced that North Korea had launched an unidentified projectile towards the sea off its east coast. The statement was issued in response to a recent development between the two nations. Earlier, Kim Yo Jong, a powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, had made a statement dismissing South Korea's demand for an apology regarding North Korean mines that had seriously injured South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ).
The DMZ, a heavily fortified area separating the two Koreas, is known for its tense atmosphere. Recently, South Korea reported that North Korean mines had caused a blast that seriously injured two South Korean soldiers during a reconnaissance mission inside the 4-kilometer-wide DMZ that stretches across the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea's actions have shown a significant increase in hostility towards South Korea in recent years. The country has disavowed unification as a national goal and openly calls South Korea its primary foe.
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