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| North Korea has fired a missile that passed over northern Japan early on Tuesday, the Japanese government said. | North Korea has fired a missile that passed over northern Japan early on Tuesday, the Japanese government said. |
| The government’s J-Alert warning system advised people in the area to take precautions, but the public broadcaster NHK said there was no sign of damage. | The government’s J-Alert warning system advised people in the area to take precautions, but the public broadcaster NHK said there was no sign of damage. |
| The unprecedented move is the latest act of aggression by the communist state since it fired several short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan three days ago following comments from President Trump that he would meet any threats from North Korea with “fire and fury”. | |
| The Japanese military did not attempt to shoot down the missile which was fired from Pyongyang and passed over Japanese territory at about 6.06am local time (2106 GMT) towards the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. | |
| Despite early reports urging people in Tohoku to take refuge in solid buildings or underground shelters, the missile landed in the sea and is understood to have broken into three pieces. | |
| Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said he would do all in his power to protect the Japanese public. “We will make utmost efforts to firmly protect the lives of the people,” Abe told reporters in brief remarks as he entered his office for emergency meetings about the missile firing. | Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said he would do all in his power to protect the Japanese public. “We will make utmost efforts to firmly protect the lives of the people,” Abe told reporters in brief remarks as he entered his office for emergency meetings about the missile firing. |
| South Korea said the North had fired an unidentified projectile early on Tuesday from a region near its capital eastwards towards the sea. | |
| Seoul’s joint chiefs of staff on said the South Korean and US militaries were analysing the launch and did not immediately confirm how far the projectile traveled or where it landed. | |
| More to follow… | More to follow… |