N.Korea fires missile into sea off east coast in unusual night test
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Friday in an unusual late-night test
launch from its northern Jangang province that landed in the sea off its east
coast, possibly in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korea and Japan
said.
According to Reuters, the launch took place at 11:41 p.m. (1441 GMT), an official at South Korea's
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The U.S. Defense Department also
confirmed the launch as a ballistic missile, saying it was making further
assessments.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called a National Security Council meeting
for 1 a.m. Saturday, his office said, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
also said a National Security Council meeting would be convened.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the North Korean
missile flew for about 45 minutes.
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