North Korea fires short-range ‘projectiles’ into sea, says South

A man watches a television screen showing a news report on North Korea firing several short-range projectiles from its east coast, on a street in Tokyo, Japan, on May 4, 2019. Picture: REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON

North Korea “fired a number of short-range projectiles from its Hodo peninsula near the east coast town of Wonsan to the northeastern direction from 00:06am GMT to 09:27am today“, the South’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement. That issue was also at the centre of the February talks in Hanoi, where North Korea demanded immediate sanctions relief, but the two sides disagreed on what Pyongyang should give up in return.

“North Korea historically did not generally test anything while talks were on with the US. Talks are not on.” It wasn’t until the mid-1990s that a “formal training area” was established in the region, and Hodo has been “increasingly used for ballistic missile and long-range artillery rocket testing” during the last 10 years, it added.

Kim Ki-ho, a former colonel in Seoul’s army, said a missile that can fly 200km from the North could have heavy consequences for those living in the South. “Such a weapon can affect those in Seoul, and even those who live in Daejeon, located in the central region of South Korea,” he said.

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