North Korea fired ballistic missile, say South Korea, Japan
ISTANBUL – South Korea and Japan have claimed that North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the East Sea.
In a brief statement, the South Korean military said Pyongyang fired the unspecified missile. Its launch came just two days after South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, was sworn in.
The office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also confirmed the suspected ballistic missile launch by North Korea. “More updates to follow,” it said in a statement.
This comes as the UN-sanctioned nation reported its first cases of COVID-19 since the virus outbreak was initially reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019.
It was the second missile launch since Saturday May 7 when Pyongyang fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile toward its eastern waters.
With the latest launch, North Korea has reportedly fired a total of 16 missiles since the beginning of the year.
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