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South Korea claims, North Korea fired suspected ballistic missile

News On Time Desk 12 July 2023

Seoul: The South Korean military claimed that North Korea fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile towards the East Sea on Wednesday. The claim comes amid heightened tensions following Pyongyang's accusations against US spy plane operations earlier this week. According to the report, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from Pyongyang or its vicinity at around 10 am local time. Strengthening our surveillance and vigilance, our military is maintaining full readiness in close cooperation with the United States, the JCS said.

North Korea's last long-range missile launch was on April 13, when it fired the Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile that uses solid-fuel. On Monday and Tuesday, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued scathing statements claiming that a US military spy plane "intruded" into the North's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).