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| North Korea has test fired a missile over Japan in an unprecedented act that is likely to further enflame tensions in the region, Japan's national broadcaster has said. | |
| It is the latest act of aggression by the communist state since it fired missiles into the Sea of Japan three days ago, following comments from President Donald Trump that he would meet any threats from North Korea with "fire and fury". | |
| President TrumpIf initial reports prove correct and a long-range missile has been flown over the Japanese mainland, this will be regarded as a far more provocative act than flying shorter-range weapons into the sea. | |
| The Japanese government's J-Alert warning system advised people in the area to take precautions, but public broadcaster NHK said there was no sign of damage. | |
| The Japanese military did not attempt to shoot down the missile, which passed over the country's territory at around 6:06 am. local time (21:06 GMT). | |
| The country's state media reports the missile broke into three pieces off the coast of Hokkaido. | |
| Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would everything in his power to protect the public. | |
| “We will make utmost efforts to firmly protect the lives of the people,” Mr Abe told reporters as he entered his office for emergency meetings on the missile firing. | |
| South Korea also said the North had fired an unidentified projectile early on Tuesday from a region near its capital, Pyongyang, eastwards towards the sea. | |
| Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the South Korean and US militaries were analysing the launch and did not immediately confirm how far the projectile travelled and where it landed. | |
| The launch comes days after the North fired what was assessed as three short-range ballistic missiles into the sea and a month after its second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which analysts say could reach deep into the US mainland when perfected. | |
| The North has also threatened to lob some of its missiles towards Guam and expressed anger over the ongoing annual war games between the United States and South Korea. | |
| Pyongyang regularly complains that the US-South Korean military exercises are an invasion rehearsal. | |
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