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  "id": 11559775,
  "title": "N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea amid tensions over DMZ blast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/n-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-east-sea-amid-tensions-over-11559775",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T00:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261003/n-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-east-sea-amid-tensions-over-dmz-blast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile towards the East Sea, according to South Korea's military. This occurred despite Pyongyang's denial of responsibility for a mine blast that took place along the inter-Korean border the previous week. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported detecting the launch around 6:30 a.m. from the Wonsan region, although they did not provide further details. In response, the South Korean military has intensified its surveillance for possible additional launches and is maintaining a high state of readiness, while sharing pertinent information with the United States and Japan. The latest missile test took place amidst growing inter-Korean tensions following a September 21 incident where North Korean land mines were laid inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), resulting in injuries to three South Korean soldiers, two of whom sustained serious injuries. The South Korean military has firmly accused North Korea of the mine blast, labeling it as a \"blatant violation\" of the armistice agreement. Seoul has also demanded an apology from Pyongyang and urged the country to cease border fortification activities. However, North Korea denied any involvement in the mine blast, stating this in a statement.",
  "summary": "North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, after Pyongyang has denied responsibility for last week's mine blast along the inter-Korean border. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch at about 6:30 a.m. from the Wonsan area, without elaborating. \"The South Korean military has stepped up surveillance for…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/urgent-n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs",
        "published": "2026-10-02T21:42:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "North Korea fired off apparent ballistic missile amid landmine row with South",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/north-korea-fired-off-apparent-ballistic-missile-amid-landmine-row",
        "published": "2026-10-02T21:56:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "South Korea’s military says North Korea fired projectile toward its eastern waters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/south-koreas-military-says-north-korea-fired-projectile-toward-its",
        "published": "2026-10-02T22:02:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "North Korea fires projectile toward sea, Seoul military says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/north-korea-fires-projectile-toward-sea-seoul-military-says",
        "published": "2026-10-02T22:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "South Korea’s military says North Korea fired projectile toward its eastern waters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/south-koreas-military-says-north-korea-fired-projectile-toward-its-11547105",
        "published": "2026-10-02T22:16:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-sea",
        "published": "2026-10-02T22:55:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea amid tensions over DMZ blast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/n-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-east-sea-amid-tensions-over",
        "published": "2026-10-03T00:02:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}