North Korea fired an unidentified projectile, the South Korean army announced Friday, January 14, which would be the third test carried out by Pyongyang in less than ten days.
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The projectile was fired toward the eastern Korean peninsula, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Pyongyang launched two missiles, presented as being hypersonic by North Korea, a first on January 5 and a second on January 11.
"One or more ballistic missiles"
The Japanese coast guard said it detected "
the launch at 2:55 p.m. (0555 GMT) by North Korea of what appears to be one or more ballistic missiles
".
A coastguard spokesman told AFP they were still analyzing the place where he fell and determining whether it was a single object or several.
Despite international sanctions for its banned weapons programs.
Pyongyang has already fired two missiles, presented as hypersonic, since the beginning of the year.
A first on January 5 and a second on January 11. The second test, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, led to American sanctions against five people linked to the North Korean ballistic program.
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North Korea's Foreign Ministry spokesman then accused the United States of having "
intentionally aggravated
" the situation.
If "
the United States adopts such a confrontational attitude, the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) will be forced to react in a stronger and more certain way
," the spokesman said, according to the official KCNA news agency. .
