Japan's Defense Ministry says a projectile launched by North Korea appears to have broken into several pieces.
Officials say the pieces are believed to have fallen into the Yellow Sea west of the Korean Peninsula, the East China Sea southwest of the Korean Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.
They say all of the pieces fell outside waters that North Korea indicated as areas at risk of falling objects.
The ministry says the projectile appears to have passed over Okinawa Prefecture and was heading to the Pacific Ocean. It is analyzing details of the launch.
Officials say the pieces are believed to have fallen into the Yellow Sea west of the Korean Peninsula, the East China Sea southwest of the Korean Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.
They say all of the pieces fell outside waters that North Korea indicated as areas at risk of falling objects.
The ministry says the projectile appears to have passed over Okinawa Prefecture and was heading to the Pacific Ocean. It is analyzing details of the launch.
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North Korean projectile launched, suspected to have broken into three pieces: one in the Yellow Sea, another in the East China Sea, and a third in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines. All fragments fell outside stated risk zones, with the projectile passing over Okinawa Prefecture before
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Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230824_10/
Date: Aug. 24, 2023
Created: 2023/08/24 07:08
Updated: 2025/12/09 00:44
Last Read: 2023/08/24 08:15