The crisis
in the Korean Peninsula is far from being resolved as North Korea fired
“several projectiles” into sea off its eastern coast on Friday August 25, 2017.
According to
the South Korean military, the missiles were launched from a site in the North
Korean province of Gangwon and flew for about 250km (150 miles). Since firing
an intercontinental ballistic weapon last month, Pyongyang has threatened to
aim missiles at the United States.
The latest
test did not threaten the U.S. the U.S. military said. The projectiles were
first launched at 06:49 on Saturday (21:49 GMT Friday), South Korea’s Defence
Ministry said.
“The first
and third missiles failed in flight. The second missile launch appears to have
blown up almost immediately,” said Commander Dave Benham of the U.S. Pacific
Command. The launches were spread over a period of 30 minutes,
He added.
“The military is keeping a tight surveillance over the North to cope with
further provocations,” the South Korean defence ministry said. Thousands of
U.S. and South Korean troops are currently taking part in joint military
drills, which are mainly largely computer-simulated exercises.
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