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N Korea fires missile south of maritime border N Korea fires missile south of maritime border
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File photo of a North Korean missile testFile photo of a North Korean missile test
North Korea has fired a missile towards the South, which crossed the two countries' maritime border for the first time since the Korean War. North Korea has fired a missile towards the South, which crossed the two countries' maritime border for the first time since the division of Korea.
The short-range ballistic missile landed near the South Korean island of Ulleungdo, triggering the island's air-raid alarm. The short-range ballistic missile landed in waters off South Korea's east coast and near the island of Ulleungdo, triggering the island's air-raid alarm.
Residents on the tiny island were told to evacuate and seek shelter. Residents there were told to evacuate to underground shelters.
Pyongyang fired a total of three short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast around 09:00 (00:00 GMT). Pyongyang fired at least 10 missiles off its east coast on Wednesday morning, South Korean officials say.
South Korean authorities immediately condemned the launches. President Yoon Suk-yeol has called a National Security Cabinet meeting. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staffs said the missiles were of "various types... [fired] towards the east and west", adding that its president had ordered a "swift response" to Pyongyang's latest launches.
Both South Korean and Japanese authorities recorded the missiles on Wednesday morning, including the one which had breached the Northern Limit Line.
That missile had fallen about 26km (16mi) south of the maritime demarcation border, 57km east of the South Korean city of Sokcho and 167km north-west of Ulleungdo island.
South Korean authorities immediately condemned the launches, which occurred just before 09:00 (00:00 GMT). President Yoon Suk-yeol has called a National Security Cabinet meeting.
The missiles come a day after Pyongyang warned the US and South Korea to stop conducting joint military drills around the peninsula this week.The missiles come a day after Pyongyang warned the US and South Korea to stop conducting joint military drills around the peninsula this week.
It had threatened to follow up with "powerful" measures. On Tuesday, North Korea had threatened to follow-up with "powerful" measures.
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Both South Korean and Japanese authorities recorded the missiles on Wednesday morning, including the one which had breached the Northern Limit Line.
That missile had fallen in international waters, about 26km south of the maritime demarcation border, 57km east of the South Korean city of Sokcho and 168km north-west of Ulleungdo island.