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S.Korea says DPRK fires short-range ballistic missile

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-09-25 09:00

SEOUL - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said 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 am 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 DPRK 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.

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