(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired three
ballistic missiles into its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint
Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday, Trend repots citing Xinhua .
The JCS said it detected the launches from the Sunan area in
Pyongyang at around 6 a.m., 6:37 a.m. and 6:42 a.m. local time,
respectively, which marked the 17th projectile launch by the DPRK
this year.
The JCS noted that South Korea was maintaining a full readiness
posture in close cooperation with the United States while
reinforcing surveillance and vigilance.
According to Yonhap news agency, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
said in a press release that being aware of the multiple DPRK
ballistic missile launches, it was assessing and consulting closely
with its allies and partners.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol presided over a meeting of
the National Security Council (NSC) over the DPRK's ballistic
missile launch, the presidential office said.
The DPRK test-launch came just a day after U.S. President Joe
Biden wrapped up his Asia trip to South Korea and Japan.
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- North Korea
- ballistic missiles
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