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This Saturday, Might 4, 2019, photograph supplied on Sunday, Might 5, 2019, by the North Korean authorities reveals North Korean chief Kim Jong Un, outfitted with binoculars, observing exams of various weapons techniques, in North Korea. North Korean state media on Sunday mentioned chief Kim noticed live-fire drills of long-range a number of rocket launchers and unspecified tactical guided weapons, a day after South Korea’s navy detected the North launching a number of unidentified short-range projectiles into the ocean off its jap coast. Impartial journalists weren’t given entry to cowl the occasion depicted on this picture distributed by the North Korean authorities. The content material of this picture is as supplied and can’t be independently verified. Korean language watermark on picture as supplied by supply reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central Information Company. (Korean Central Information Company/Korea Information Service by way of AP)
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s navy says North Korea fired a “new tactical guided weapon” throughout live-fire drills on Saturday, however didn’t verify whether or not it was a ballistic missile.
The assertion by Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Employees on Sunday got here hours after North Korean state media confirmed chief Kim Jong Un observing drills of long-range a number of rocket launchers and what gave the impression to be a short-range missile fired from a launch automobile.
The JCS says the North additionally fired 240 millimeter- and 300 millimeter-caliber a number of rocket launchers from a web site close to the jap coastal city of Wonsan and that numerous projectiles flew from 70 to 240 kilometers (44 to 149 miles) earlier than splashing into the ocean.
