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Seoul says North Korea fired roughly ten short-range missiles toward sea
The launch follows a September landmine blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers, and a joint probe blames Pyongyang, which denies responsibility.
The short version
- South Korea's military said North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday.[Deutsche Welle]
- Japan's Defense Ministry said the missiles fell outside its Exclusive Economic Zone, while Seoul said the launches violated UN Security Council resolutions.[Deutsche Welle · France 24]
- The launches follow a September 21 landmine blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers; a joint South Korea-UN investigation blamed North Korea, which denies responsibility.[Deutsche Welle]
- Kim Yo Jong condemned Seoul's apology demands as despicable and rejected its offer of medical equipment.[Deutsche Welle]
Key facts
- South Korea's military said North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Thursday.[Deutsche Welle]
- Seoul's defence ministry said North Korea fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday.[France 24]
- The missiles were launched around 12:30 p.m. local time from an area near Wonsan, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.[Deutsche Welle]
- Japan's Defense Ministry said the missiles fell outside its Exclusive Economic Zone.[Deutsche Welle]
- Seoul's National Security Office said the launches violated UN Security Council resolutions.[France 24]
- Three South Korean soldiers were wounded on September 21 when landmines exploded in the Demilitarized Zone.[Deutsche Welle]
- A joint South Korea-UN investigation concluded that North Korea planted the landmines south of the military demarcation line more than a year ago.[Deutsche Welle]
- Pyongyang has denied responsibility for the landmine explosion.[Deutsche Welle]
What remains uncertain
- Reports differ on the number of missiles, with South Korea's military citing around 10 and Seoul's defence ministry citing about a dozen.[Deutsche Welle · France 24]
- Describing the launch as a high-level show of force is an opinion from one academic, Lim Eul-chul of Kyungnam University, not an established finding.[France 24]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.