North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles in single day
ANKARA/ TOKYO (AA) – North Korea launched three ballistic missiles in a single day, South Korea’s military said early Thursday.
It said that one of the missiles was fired from the capital Pyongyang and appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
The missile landed in waters about 1,100 kilometers (684 miles) off Japan’s coast, according to Japanese media reports.
The Japanese Defense Ministry initially reported that one of the missiles passed over Japan and fell into the Pacific Ocean but later corrected its statement, saying it disappeared from radar and did not pass over Japan.
Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu announced that “the reason for the disappearance (of the first missile) from the radar is being investigated.”
Meanwhile, the Japan Coast Guard announced that after the first test, North Korea launched two more missiles, which reportedly fell in the Sea of Japan.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that it was assessed that North Korea tested a medium- or long-range ballistic missile.
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