A visibly unsettled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it was an "unprecedented, serious and grave threat", while the UN Security Council called an emergency meeting at Tokyo and Washington's request.
Sirens blared out and text messages were fired off across northern Japan warning people in the missile's flightpath to take cover.
Trains were delayed as passengers were urged to seek shelter inside stations.
"All lines are experiencing disruption," said one sign on Sapporo's metro system. "Reason: Ballistic missile launch."
The last time a North Korean rocket overflew Japan was in 2009, when Pyongyang said it was satellite launch. Washington, Seoul and Tokyo believed it was a clandestine test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
[france24.com/AFP]
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired a ballistic missile flying some 2,700 kilometers Tuesday morning, the South Korean military said.
ReplyDeleteThe missile was launched eastward from a site near Sunan in Pyongyang at around 5:57 a.m. (local time), local media cited the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) as saying.
It flew some 2,700 kilometers at a maximum altitude of around 550 km, passing through the sky over Japan before falling into the North Pacific Ocean, the JCS added.
South Korean presidential house has immediately convened a National Security Council meeting, according the local media.
globaltimes.cn
29/8/17
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired a missile early Tuesday, and the missile fell into the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido after passing over the Japanese archipelago, said the Japanese government.
ReplyDeleteThe missile was fired around 5:58 a.m. (local time) (2058 GMT) from the western coat of the DPRK towards a northeastern direction, and passed over Cape Erimo in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido around 6:06 a.m. (2106 GMT), said Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
The missile flew over 2,700 kilometers with the highest altitude at 550 kilometers high, and fell into the Pacific Ocean some 1,180 kilometers east of Cape Erimo around 6:12 a.m. (2112 GMT), said Suga.
He said that it was possible that the missile separated into three parts over the Sea of Japan, and the Japanese government is analyzing the situation.
globaltimes.cn
29/8/17
Demonstrating its “overwhelming” military force to North Korea, South Korea conducted bombing drills just hours after Pyongyang launched what appeared to be an intermediate range ballistic missile that reportedly fell in Japanese waters.
ReplyDeleteThe show of force, ordered by South Korean president Moon Jae-in, involved four F15K fighter jets dropping MK84 multipurpose bombs on a shooting range near the inter-Korean border in Taebaek, the presidential press secretary told reporters, according to Yonhap.
RT.COM
29/8/17
South Korean government said the United States was considering the deployment of its "strategic" defense equipment to South Korea after the North's latest ballistic missile launch, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday citing administration of South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
ReplyDeleteThe South Korean and US militaries agreed to take swift retaliatory measures over North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, in order to be ready to various response options, including military action, local media reported Tuesday.
Sputnik
29/8/17