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The attempt of South Korea and the United States to demonstrate the power of weapons in response to missile tests North Korea, almost ended in tragedy when one of the South Korean military launched missiles "ground-land" fell on the territory of the military base. This was reported by South Korean news Agency Yonhap, citing the Ministry of defense of the Republic.
The US and South Korea decided to conduct combat launches of ballistic missiles in response to the ongoing DPRK missile tests. In total, the outbreak of the exercise was launched four rockets of a class "earth - earth" in the direction of the East sea, was to demonstrate to Pyongyang's determination Seoul and Washington to work together to defend the sovereignty of South Korea. However, the teachings did not go quite according to the approved plan.
During the launch, one of them, instead of heading for the designated purpose, returned to base Gangneung on the coast of the sea of Japan, where stationed 18th wing, the air force of South Korea, resulting in the outbreak of the great fire. Eyewitnesses reported the glow that was visible from a distance, tears were heard from the detonation of ammunition, it was also reported about the alleged air defense, as in the sky were visible traces of the flying shells. Some eye-witnesses expressed the view that the airbase was attacked by North Korean forces.
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At the same time, the South Korean military is the fact of the fall of the rocket confirm, but States that the missile did not explode, but just burned without a knock, and therefore was a fire that was quickly extinguished. And the noise, which was heard by local residents, published a rocket while falling.
According to Yonhap news Agency, citing military, the base fell ballistic missile Hyunmoo-2. The victims managed to be avoided, the affected either, about the destruction of the nothing. The North Korean military's probably still in shock from such a powerful response to missile tests.
