South Korea’s military confirmed that North Korea had fired an “unidentified ballistic missile” into the Sea of Japan – known in North Korea as the East Sea of Korea – from Banghyon in North Pyongan, a province near its border with China. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A screengrab from footage on North Korean TV purporting to show preparations for Tuesday’s missile test. The same site was used to test the medium- to long-range Pukguksong-2 ballistic missile in February. Trump declared the US had run out of patience with North Korea over its weapons programme. “Together, we are facing the threat of the reckless and brutal regime in North Korea,” he said.

Source: The Guardian July 04, 2017 01:33 UTC