March 28, 2024
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Kim Jong Un supervised test-firing of new anti-ship cruise missile: N. Korea

New missile is "powerful" weapon capable of "striking any enemy group of battleships", reports KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of newly-developed anti-ship cruise missiles, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday.

North Korea launched multiple missiles towards the Sea of Japan (East Sea) from near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan in Gangwon Province at 0618 KST yesterday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Thursday morning.

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