North Korea fires short-range missile into West Sea: JCS
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Published: 09 Mar. 2023, 20:01

North Korea fires short-range missile into West Sea: JCS

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[YONHAP]

 
North Korea fired a single short-range ballistic missile from Nampo into the West Sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday.
 
The South Korean military detected the launch at around 6:20 p.m. 
  
The launch comes ahead of the South Korean and U.S. militaries' joint exercise Freedom Shield, scheduled to begin March 13. 

BY LEE HO-JEONG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
tags North Korea Ballistic Missiles

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