North Korea Launches Projectile Toward Sea of Japan
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan, amid escalating military tensions and recent tests.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
Armed with nuclear weapons, North Korea conducted a series of weapons tests in recent days amid escalating tensions with Seoul following the detonation of a landmine along their heavily fortified border.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea said in a brief statement that “North Korea launched an unspecified projectile toward the East Sea,” referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.
A joint investigation by Seoul and the United Nations recently concluded that North Korea planted the landmines that exploded in the demilitarized zone more than a year ago, a claim Pyongyang has denied.
The launch comes a day after North Korea conducted a test of a strategic cruise missile, following a separate test of cluster munition warheads at the end of last week.
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, had earlier on Wednesday warned that her country would respond with force to Washington’s “persistent hostile policy” toward Pyongyang.
