North Korea fires four missiles three of which land in Japanese territory

The South Korean military says that North Korea has fired several missiles into the sea of Japan (East sea).


It said that the projectiles were launched from a missile base near the border with China and had flown about 1,000 kilometres.

The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, said 4 ballistic missiles had been launched, three of them landing in waters in Tokyo's exclusive economic zone.

Mr Abe said this clearly demonstrated a new threat from North Korea.

"We should quickly finish the deployment of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) deployment and acquire a defence system against North Korea's nuclear missiles," said Hwang in opening remarks while presiding over a National Security Council meeting after the North's latest provocation.
       
The Missile launch is seen as an apparent retaliation over recent U.S.-South Korean military drills.
   [rte.ie]
6/3/17
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