Korea: Nordkorea feuert ballistische Rakete ab
Nordkorea hat nach Angaben Südkoreas und Japans erneut eine ballistische Rakete ins Meer abgefeuert. Der Raketenstart erfolgte kurz nach einer scharfen Erklärung von Kim Jong Uns Schwester gegen Südkorea.
Seoul experienced the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea on Saturday morning, according to South Korean and Japanese sources. The missile took off from the Wonsan area near 6:30 AM local time, reported South Korean military. Japanese Coast Guard stated it likely was a ballistic missile that apparently crashed and warned maritime traffic in the region.
South Korean Presidential Office convened an emergency session of the National Security Council following the missile launch. South Korean military said it had heightened surveillance for possible future rocket tests and would exchange intelligence with the US and Japan.
Earlier, Kim Yo Jong, influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, published a statement rejecting Seoul's demand for an apology for the use of North Korean mines. Those mines injured two South Korean soldiers during a reconnaissance operation. The Demilitarized Zone is a heavily fortified four-kilometer wide buffer between the two Korean states.
North Korea has significantly escalated its hostile stance towards the South in recent years, dropping reunification as a national goal and labeling South Korea as its "main enemy".
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