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North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the Sea of ​​Japan

MADRID, 18 Feb.

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North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the Sea of ​​Japan

MADRID, 18 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The North Korean Armed Forces have fired a ballistic missile this Saturday into the Sea of ​​Japan --known by Korea as the East Sea--, as reported by Seoul, which for the moment has not given details about the type of projectile.

The Joint Chiefs of the South Korean Army has indicated that it is analyzing the flight distance, altitude and speed of the missile to determine its nature, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap.

The shooting took place a day after the North Korean authorities threatened to give an "unprecedented" response to the new joint military exercises announced by the United States and South Korea for the coming weeks, known as 'Freedom Shield' .

"Should the United States and South Korea implement what they have already announced and what North Korea rightly regards as preparations for possible military aggression, they will be faced with a series of forceful countermeasures," a statement said. spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry.