North Korea Fires 4th Ballistic Missile Within 24 Hours: Report

The launch follows an unprecedented variety of missile assessments by North Korea this yr. (Representational)

Seoul:

North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the ocean to the east of the Korean Peninsula within the early hours of Sunday, Yonhap information company reported citing the South Korean army.

The transfer comes not even 24 hours after North Korea launched three ballistic missiles on Saturday.

The short-range ballistic missile was fired round 2:50 a.m. native time from Pyongyang, Yonhap mentioned, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Workers.

The launch follows an unprecedented variety of missile assessments carried out by North Korea this yr, as Pyongyang presses on with weapons growth amid hypothesis it might check a nuclear weapon for a seventh time.

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