SEOUL, Oct 5 (Reuters) – South Korean and U.S. militaries fired a series of missiles at sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, let Soul know on Wednesday.
Pyongyang fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile on Tuesday that flew over Japan for the first time in five years and traveled an unprecedented distance for a North Korean test.
In a statement, the South Korean army general staff said a joint drill was conducted by the South Korean and US armies in response to the North Korean fire.
Each service fired two US-made short-range ballistic missiles, he said. (Report Joori Roh; edited by the Paris office)