Thursday, July 2, 2009

North Korea 'test fires missiles'

breaking news

North peninsula has test-fired digit short-range missiles soured its easterly coast, a spokesman for South Korea's defence ministry has said.

The spokesman said the surface-to-ship missiles were launched from a base nearby the opening of Wonsan at most 0900 GMT.

Pyongyang had warned shipping to meet out of waters soured its easterly coast.

The UN tightened sanctions against North peninsula after it launched individual missiles and carried out an subsurface thermonuclear effort in May.

The UN Security Council responded by approving tougher sanctions against North Korea.
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