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North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers

North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers

Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North’s mines wounded South’s soldiers in DMZ North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea on Saturday, South Korea and Japan said, ⁠a day ​after it rejected Seoul’s accusation of its mines wounding soldiers. The missile was launched from the Wonsan area at about 6. 30am towards the East Sea – also known as the Sea of Japan – and flew more than 700km (434 miles), the South Korean military said.

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