North Korea Says Its Missile Tests Were 'Self-Defense' Amid US Provocations


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)

North Korea said on Saturday that its latest missile launches were carried out in self-defense against direct military threats from the United States, reports citing .

'The missile test launch by the DPRK is a regular and planned self-defensive step for defending the country's security and the regional peace from the US direct military threats that have lasted for more than half a century,' the South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted North Korea's National Aviation Administration (NAA) as saying in a statement.

In turn, Reuters quoted KCNA as saying that, according to the North Korean authorities, the missile tests created no security threats for nearby countries and regions.

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