North Korea launched a missile. Japanese authorities sounded the alarm

The chiefs of staff of South Korea and the Japanese Coast Guard announced the launch of a test missile from the eastern shores North Korea.

Japanese government And he warned citizens not to hide while the missile was flying over Japanese territory before it hit the Pacific Ocean. However, Tokyo reported that it did not use any defensive measures to destroy the missile.

Asahi TV, citing an unnamed government source, reported that North Korea may have launched an ICBM and landed about 3,000 people at sea. How far from the coast of Japan.

It was the fifth missile launch within 10 days. Last week, the United States and South Korea conducted anti-submarine exercises with the Japanese Navy.

South Korea staged its own advanced weapons display on Armed Forces Day on Saturday, including multiple rocket launchers, ballistic missiles, main battle tanks, drones and F-35 fighters.

(Source: Reuters)