North Korea conducts missile launch into sea after US bomber drills


  • World
  • Wednesday, 30 Aug 2023

A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea fired at least two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, hours after the U.S. separately deployed B-1B bombers for allied air drills.

Japan's defence ministry also reported that at least one suspected ballistic missile was launched, while Japanese media reported that two missiles were fired and landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

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