April 20, 2024
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North Korea fires ballistic missile towards East Sea: ROK military

Second DPRK missile test in less than a week comes 4 days ahead of South Korea's presidential election

North Korea fired one “ballistic missile” towards the East Sea on Saturday morning, detected at 08:48 KST from the Sunan area near Pyongyang, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

The JCS said the missile had a flight range of around 168 miles (270 km) and reached an altitude of 348 miles (560 km). 

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