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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into East Sea

NORTH KOREA

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its eastern coast and into the sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Military experts are analysing the details of the launch.

  • Yonhap News Agency notes that the drill marks the resumption of missile tests after the conclusion of the 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China.
  • Pyongyang has recently fired artillery rounds into the maritime buffer zones, citing the need to respond to the "provocation" posed by the annual military exercise held by South Korea.

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