North Korea fires 2 missiles into Sea of Japan, says Seoul
By DW
25 January 2022 |
1:50 pm
Military experts in South Korea are analyzing exactly what type of missiles were launched, but said they appeared to be cruise missiles. Pyongyang has increased weapons testing in the past few weeks.
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