Seoul: North Korea. Fired into the sea three ballistic missiles – Onet.pl

 
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  North Korea fired three ballistic missiles
 
 
 

The missiles were fired at approx. 12.14 local time (hour. 5.14 in Poland) in Hwangdżu (hwangju county), located in the west and south of Pyongyang. They were medium-range Rodong missiles, which during the flight defeated approx. 1000 km – said the South Korean army. He added the representative, at least one of the rockets fell in the Japanese Air Defense Identification Zone.

Ministry of Defence Japan said in a statement expressed “deep concern over the serious threat to the safety of the Japanese people.” According to sources at the Ministry of the rocket fell into the sea about 200-250 km west of the island of Hokkaido.

Most of the North Korean missiles were ever fired from the east coast, but in the past, missiles were fired also Hwangdżu – most recently on July 19.

incident at G20 summit

For the latest attempts of North Korean missiles occurred during the G20 summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, a communist regime in Pyongyang regularly carries out missile tests, especially when for some reason the world’s attention is directed to the North East Asia. In 2014, North Korea. Conducted a test with two Rodong medium-range missiles, while US President Barack Obama, the president of South Korea. Park Geun Hie and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met in The Hague to agree on a response to North Korean armament program.

the latest missile test by North Korea. took place four days before the 68th anniversary of the Korean People’s Democratic Republic, and a few days after the end of joint military exercises by South Korea. and the United States. Pyongyang calls these exercises as a preparation for invasion.

Shortly after launch rockets president of South Korea. and the Prime Minister of Japan met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in China; it was agreed that both countries will monitor the developments on the Korean peninsula.

Earlier, on the occasion of the G20 summit came to Park Geun Hie meeting and President of China Xi Jinping. As announced by the Chinese state media, Xi reaffirmed China’s commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, while expressing opposition to the planned deployment in South Korea. US missile defense system THAAD. Park condemned the regime in Pyongyang for provocation detrimental to relations Korean states, and stated that the THAAD system would not be necessary if no threat from its northern neighbor.

China is the only major ally of North Korea, but the relationship between the neighbors deteriorated after a series made by Pyongyang missile tests and other incidents – notes the agency AP.

In August, a missile launched by North Korea. the submarine defeated approx. 500 km and fell into the Sea of ​​Japan. According to the US Army was the longest ever flight of the North Korean missile fired from the deck of the ship underwater.

North Korea. Continues attempts to ballistic missiles though, adopted on 2 March by the UN Security Council resolution that tightened sanctions against the country. The resolution was carried out in response to the country’s January 6 another test of a nuclear weapon. In addition, in February, North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile, which amounted to Earth orbit satellite.

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