The South Korean military said North Korea fired a projectile in its third suspected weapons launch this month.
South Korea did not provide any information about the weapon. (Photo: Reuters)
South Korea said on Friday that North Korea fired at least one projectile in its third weapons launch this month, as it continues to demonstrate its military with the United States amid closure of the pandemic’s border and halting diplomacy. Is.
The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately say where the weapon fell or provide other details.
The launch comes hours after the North issued a statement calling on the Biden administration to impose new sanctions against the country on missile tests earlier this month, and take stronger and more explicit action if Washington continues its “confrontational stance”. warned.
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