N.Korea test fires another missile (Lead)
Seoul May 21 (IANS) North Korea on Sunday launched an unidentified ballistic missile which flew over 500 km just a week after Pyongyang carried out its most successful missile test South Korean military has confirmed.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in immediately convened a National Security Council meeting to discuss the communist neighbour s provocation Yonhap News Agency reported.
North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile in the eastern direction at around 4.59 p.m. from the vicinity of Pukchang in Pyeongannam-do South Pyeongan province the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea said in a statement.
It said South Korea and the US are analysing details including the type of the missile and its exact trajectory.
It marked Pyongyang s eighth missile test this year.
On May 14 North Korea test-fired what is believed to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile from Kusong North Pyongan province.
The Hwasong-12 missile travelled around 700 km for 30 minutes before it landed in water 100 km south of Russia s Vladivostok region the home of the Russian Pacific Fleet.
On April 29 Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile from a Pukchang area but it exploded in mid-air minutes after lift-off.
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