Explorer

North Korea fires unidentified projectiles, says South's military

The projectiles were launched from an area where one of its missile bases is located.

Tokyo: The North Korea on Thursday fired a number of unidentified projectiles, just five days after launching a series of projectiles into the East Sea, South Korea’s military said. The projectiles were fired eastward from Sino-ri in North Pyongan province, agencies reported. They were launched from the area where one of North's missile bases is located. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that the projectiles were fired at around 4.30 p.m, Yonhap news agency reported. The details about where the projectiles landed is still not known , but it is being said they could have flown all the way across North Korean territory before crashing into the East Sea. Sino-ri, about 77 km northwest of Pyongyang, is where the North has a base of medium-range Nodong missiles. The latest firing came as officials from the US and Japan were visiting South Korea, including America's Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun, to explore ways to resume stalled nuclear talks with the communist country. On Saturday as well, North Korea tested a new short-range missile, Associated Press reported.  Kim personally supervised the test of what experts believe was a short-range ballistic missile first displayed by the North at a military parade early last year, along with a drill involving 240 millimeter- and 300 millimeter-caliber multiple rocket launchers, it said. The test early Saturday was quickly played down by Trump and his top advisers, who noted it was not the kind of long-range missile leader Kim Jong Un has refrained from launching since 2017.

Top Headlines

Iran-US Tensions Escalate: IRGC Warns Of Energy Export Disruption Across Middle East
Iran-US Tensions Escalate: IRGC Warns Of Energy Export Disruption Across Middle East
US Launches Fresh Strikes On Iran, Targets Coastal Defence Systems
US Launches Fresh Strikes On Iran, Targets Coastal Defence Systems
US Launches New Wave Of Airstrikes On Iran, Targets Military Assets
US Launches New Wave Of Airstrikes On Iran, Targets Military Assets
PM Modi Helped Prevent Putin From Using Nuclear Weapons In 2022, Claims Polish Minister
PM Modi Helped Prevent Putin From Using Nuclear Weapons In 2022, Claims Polish Minister

Videos

Ram Temple Donation Row: UP Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana’s Remark Sparks Political Storm
Maharashtra Politics: NCP Merger Speculation Intensifies, Sharad Pawar Camp’s NDA Equation Under Focus
Breaking News: Large March Reportedly Begins in PoK Amid Anti-Government Protests
Maharashtra Politics: Jayant Patil Denies Reports of NCP Merger Amid Speculation
India Politics: Congress Opens Front Over Rahul Gandhi Event Venue Dispute

Photo Gallery

25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Embed widget