On Sunday, the 12th anniversary of the death of the country's previous leader, Kim Jong Il, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic short-range ballistic missile into the East Sea. This was reported by the this was reported by the Yonhap news agency, UNN writes.
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After the first news of the launch, there were speculation that it was an intercontinental ballistic missile, as Seoul had predicted such a launch within this month.
Later, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea reported that it was a short-range ballistic missile. The launch took place from an area near Pyongyang at 22:38 local time.
The rocket traveled about 570 km and fell into the sea.
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