S.Korea says N.Korea fires short-range ballistic missile
People watch a news program showing a file image of a missile launch by North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. - AP Photo
SEOUL: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into its eastern waters, reported Xinhua, quoting South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Sunday.
The JCS said in a statement that it detected the launch from an area in or around Taechon, North Pyongan province, at 6:53 a.m. local time. It provided no further details immediately.
South Korea was maintaining a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the United States while strengthening surveillance and vigilance, according to the JCS.
The North Korea missile launch came two days after a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in Busan, about 390 km southeast of the capital Seoul, for combined drills with the South Korean navy being planned to take place later this month.
-- BERNAMA
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