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North Korea fires apparent ballistic missile, says Japan defence ministry

North Korea appears to have fired what could be a ballistic missile, Japan's Ministry of Defense said in a tweet on Saturday.

By: Reuters | Tokyo |
Updated: May 7, 2022 11:36:07 am
File photo of a missile launched by North Korea.

North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Saturday, Japan’s military and South Korean media said.

South Korea’s military said North Korea fired a projectile off its east coast, and Yonhap news agency said the military believed it was a ballistic missile.

Japan’s defence ministry also tweeted that the projectile could be a ballistic missile.

On Wednesday, North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea and Japan said, after Pyongyang vowed to develop its nuclear forces “at the fastest possible speed”.

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The United States assessed that North Korea was preparing its Punggye-ri nuclear test site and could be ready to conduct a test there as early as this month, State Department deputy spokesperson Jalina Porter said.

South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol takes office on Tuesday.

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