North Korea Fires Missile, Japan Calls For Residents To Evacuate
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04 October, 2022 11:31 am IST
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Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on October 4, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan.
On Tuesday, Japan said that a suspected North Korean missile "likely" flew over the country and warned residents to move to shelters.
At 7:29 am (2229 GMT Monday), the country's missile alert warning system was activated, with screens showing national broadcaster NHK turning to the alert message. "North Korea appears to have launched a missile. Please evacuate into buildings or underground," the alert read.
Around 8:00 am, the prime minister's office then tweeted that "a projectile that appears to be a North Korean ballistic missile has likely flown over Japan".
It was the first North Korean missile to follow such a trajectory since 2017, and Tokyo said its 4,600 km (2,850 miles) range may have been the longest distance travelled for a North Korean test flight, which are more often “lofted” higher into space to avoid flying over neighbouring countries.
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