New provocation by North Korea which, according to reports from the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul, today launched a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan. Short-range, it would have departed from the Tongchang-ri area, on the western coast of the peninsula, at 11.05 local time (3.05 in Italy).
The area is home to the North's primary long-range rocket launch site.
In recent days, the periodic joint military exercises between the United States and Seoul are underway, which North Korea defines as "preparations for a war of aggression".
(Unioneonline/ss)
