(Update) North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missile

   Seoul/Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)--North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday morning, the South Korean military said.
   The missile, launched around 11:05 a.m. (2:05 a.m. GMT) from the Tongchang-ri area in northwestern North Korea, traveled about 800 kilometers, the military said.
   According to the Japanese Defense Ministry, the missile is believed to have fallen into waters outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone,
   Japanese State Defense Minister Toshiro Ino said the missile may have flown on an irregular trajectory.
   It was the first ballistic missile launch by North Korea since last Thursday, when an intercontinental ballistic missile was fired toward the Sea of Japan, and the seventh this year.

(2023/03/19-15:29)

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