North Korea Fires Artillery Into Sea As South Korea, U.S. Pledge Cooperation
Date
11/4/2022 12:06:38 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) North Korea fired around 80 artillery rounds into a maritime
border zone overnight, South Korea said on Friday, as defence
ministers from Seoul and Washington vowed to demonstrate
determination in the face of a barrage of missile tests by the
North, reports
citing .
North Korea fired multiple missiles into the sea on Thursday,
including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile
(ICBM), prompting the United States and South Korea to extend air
drills that have angered Pyongyang.
Beginning shortly before midnight on Thursday, South Korea's
military said it had detected more than 80 artillery rounds fired
into the sea by North Korea, in what it says is a violation of a
2018 inter-Korean agreement.
The South issued a warning communication to the North over the
firing, the South Korean Ministry of Defence said in a
statement.
Meeting in Washington, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and
South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup pledged to seek new
measures to demonstrate the alliance's 'determination and
capabilities' following repeated North Korean provocations,
according to a joint statement between the two countries.
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