North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea fires ballistic missile – Seoul

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 19, 2023 3:15 am

SEOUL: North Korea fired at least one unspecified ballistic missile on Saturday, its first test since the start of the year that comes days before Seoul and Washington are due to start joint tabletop exercises.

'North Korea fires an unidentified ballistic missile into [the] East Sea,' South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.

MASSIVE MISSILE An intercontinental ballistic missile is seen during a military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army at Kim Il Sung Square in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang on Feb. 9, 2023. KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY/KOREA NEWS SERVICE FILE PHOTO VIA AFP

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