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Scared! North Korea fires ballistic missiles over Japan, warning people to evacuate for first time in five years

An image on a television screen warns the Japanese. After North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan this morning / REUTERS

Scared! North Korea fires ballistic missiles over Japan, warning people to evacuate for first time in five years

North Korea conducted another missile test on October 4, launching a ballistic missile over Japan. which creates more concern for neighboring countries It represents the ability to possess weapons designed to attack basic targets in the countries allied to the United States in the region.

Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office said at least one North Korean missile was fired and flew over Japan and is believed to have landed in the Pacific Ocean. Details later revealed that the missiles fired by North Korea had an altitude of 1,000 kilometers and a range of 4,500 kilometers.

Japanese authorities have issued a so-called “J-alert” warning for people in the Aomori prefecture and in the Pacific islands northeast of Japan to take their place. and asked to stay in the building This is the first warning of its kind for five years.

Japan also suspended train operations in the Hokkaido and Aomori regions. before the trains resume normal service at a later date. When the government said the missile had landed in the Pacific Ocean.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said: A guided missile launch was also detected and fired into North Korea’s eastern waters. But he did not give further details on how far the weapon can reach.

North Korea’s latest weapons test is the fifth in the past 10 days, which is seen as a direct response to joint exercises between South Korea, the United States and Japan. in the previous week North Korea sees the exercises as an exercise to invade North Korea.

The previous four missiles fired by North Korea were short-range missiles. and fell into the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan that can be used to attack South Korea