North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile

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By Pelumi Emmanuel

Published: January 5, 2022 | 2:58 PM

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, authorities in Japan and South Korea said.

Japan’s coast guard, which first reported the launch, said the projectile could be a ballistic missile but did not provide further details.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida mentioned that, “Since last year, North Korea has repeatedly launched missiles, which is very regrettable.

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The suspected missile had flown for about about 500 kilometres (310.

7 miles) and landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that the missile was launched eastwards at about 8:10am from a land-based platform.

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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile

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