North Korea carries out new ballistic missile test

North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test days after a new president took office in the South, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.

The unidentified ballistic missile was launched at 5:27 a.m. Sunday Seoul time, off Kusong north of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, a South Korean military official said.

A South Korean military official said the missile traveled around 700 km, or just over 430 miles. The military official said “we are totally ready to meet and deter any and all military provocation.”

A series of North Korean missile tests this year has sparked international alarm and raised tensions with the US. Two missile launches last month both failed, with the rockets exploding just minutes into flight.
After hosting an emergency meeting of his security council, Mr Moon condemned the latest launch as a “provocation”.

After hosting an emergency meeting of his security council, South Korea’s newly elected president, Moon Jae-in, condemned the latest launch as a “provocation”.

“The president said while South Korea remains open to the possibility of dialogue with North Korea, it is only possible when the North shows a change in attitude,” his spokesman said.

Source: Fana News