North Korea launched on Saturday (the 3rd) – Friday night in Brazil – at least one ballistic missile, the South Korean army announced. “Our armed forces detected a ballistic missile launched from the Wonsan region of North Korea toward the East Sea,” the Seoul-based Joint Chiefs of Staff said, using the Korean name for the Sea of Japan.
The launch of this projectile occurred one day after Pyongyang had labeled the South “despicable” for demanding an apology for the explosion of a mine in the border demilitarized zone (DMZ), which left three of its soldiers injured.
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North Korea denied being behind the incident in this security belt of 250 km in length that divides the peninsula since 1953, when an armistice was signed in the war between the Koreas.
Both Seoul and the United Nations Command (UNC), led by the United States, said that the explosion was caused by North Korean mines placed on the South Korean side of the border.
Earlier this week, the South Korean armed forces demanded an official apology from the North. A day later, the South Korean president, Lee Jae-myung, in a conciliatory stance, urged Pyongyang to resume dialogue.
Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korea’s leader, described Seoul as “despicable” on Friday, the 2nd, again denying that Pyongyang was behind the explosions.
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