North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan: Seoul
Tensions between the two Koreas have been high since three soldiers from the South were injured last month when two landmines detonated in the DMZ.
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Monday, according to South Korea’s military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff reported detecting the launches at approximately 9:20 a.m. from the area around Pyongyang. Yonhap News reported that the missiles flew more than 900 kilometers. While the South Korean military has increased surveillance and is sharing information with the United States and Japan, the Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately specify the exact number of missiles detected, according to The Korea Times.
Japan’s Defense Ministry stated it detected at least two missiles and assessed that they landed in waters outside the country’s exclusive economic zone.
The launch follows a series of recent missile tests, including an October 3 launch from the Wonsan area which North Korean state media described as an intermediate-range strategic missile. Free Malaysia Today noted that North Korean official Kim Yo Jong previously stated that the October 3 missile incorporated artificial intelligence technology.
Tensions between the two Koreas have been high following the September 21 detonation of two landmines in the Demilitarized Zone, which injured three South Korean soldiers. This follows a recent display of force from Seoul, which conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed hypersonic glide vehicle last Thursday.
Brief written by urgent.news from Channel News Asia, The Korea Times, France 24, Yonhap News, Free Malaysia Today — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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