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North Korea on Thursday, November 3, fired several ballistic missiles, including, perhaps, the failed right in the flight of an ICBM, which caused alarm among residents in some areas of Central and Northern Japan, writes Reuters, citing official sources.
The article said that officials in South Korea and Japan has declared a probable test of Pyongyang's ICBM, which is designed for delivery of nuclear warheads, as they put it, on the other side of the planet. In this case, despite the initial statement by the Japanese government that the missile flew over the country, later this information was refuted.
The Minister of defense of Japan, Yasukazu Hamad said that the rocket trail was lost in the sea of Japan, prompting him to correct his earlier statement that she flew over the territory of the country. Thus, according to Reuters, the initial statement of the defence Minister caused considerable panic among ordinary citizens.
In turn, according to a report from Yonhap news Agency, South Korean officials said the Bank is probably malfunctioned in flight.
However, Reuters noted that representatives of the ministries of defense of South Korea and Japan refused to confirm the veracity of those reports.
At the same time, according to the Agency, a retired Vice Admiral and former commander of the Navy, Maritime self-defense force Japan Yoji Code stated that the loss of radar track missiles may be a sign of its failure to start.
