NEW: North Korea test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile that flew 621 miles toward Japan before falling in the East Sea, neighboring Japan and South Korea say.
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 12, 2023.North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that flew 621 miles toward Japan before falling in the East Sea, neighboring Japan and South Korea said Wednesday.
The launch amounted to a "serious provocation that undermines the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula as well as the international community," South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It was also a "clear violation" the U.N. Security Council's resolutions, the statement said. Japanese officials echoed those sentiments.
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 12, 2023."Moreover, such ballistic missile launches violate relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and are a serious security issue for our citizens," Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan's chief cabinet secretary said in a statement. "We have lodged a strong protest against North Korea through our embassy in Beijing.
He said the secretive country's actions threatened the peace and security of the region and the international community.
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