The new firings came on Thursday, when the UN Security Council met in New York to discuss the launch of another North Korean missile that had flown over Japan two days earlier.
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North Korea launched two new ballistic missiles on Thursday (October 6th) and described these weapons tests as “just retaliation” against Washington and Seoul and their military exercises in the region.
The new firings came as the UN Security Council met in New York to discuss the launch of another North Korean missile, which had flown over Japan two days earlier.
According to the South Korean army, two short-range missiles were launched Thursday morning from around Pyongyang towards the Sea of Japan. The Japanese coast guard confirmed having detected these projectiles.
These shots are “Korean People’s Army’s just retaliation against the joint military maneuvers between South Korea and the United States which are causing an escalation of military tensions on the Korean Peninsula”the North Korean ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Following Tuesday’s launch, Washington called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. But China, an ally and economic partner of North Korea, also blamed the United States.
Missile tests by Pyongyang are “closely linked” US-South Korean military exercises, Chinese Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Geng Shuang told the Council. He accused Washington of“poisoning the regional security environment”.