Thursday, March 3, 2016

North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles Towards Japan After New U.N. Sanctions Have Been Imposed



Reuters: North Korea fires projectiles after new U.N. sanctions

North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the sea on Thursday, hours after the U.N. Security Council voted to impose tough new sanctions on the isolated state and the South Korean president vowed to end Pyongyang's "tyranny."

The firing escalated tensions on the Korean peninsula, which have been high since North Korea recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch, and set the South's military on a heightened alert.

South Korea's Defence Ministry said it was trying to determine if the projectiles, launched at 10 a.m. (8.00 p.m. ET) from the North's east coast, were short-range missiles or artillery fire.

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More News On North Korea Firing Short-Range Missiles After New U.N. Sanctions Have Been Imposed

North Korea fires 6 'short-range projectiles,' South Korea says -- CNN
Seoul: North Korea Fires Short-Range Projectiles Into Sea -- AP
North Korea Fires Projectiles Into The Sea After U.N. Imposes New Sanctions -- NPR
North Korea fires short-range missiles towards Japan after the UN votes for harsher sanctions against the rogue state -- Daily Mail
North Korea fires projectiles into sea after U.N. passes new sanctions -- Washington Post
North Korea Fires Short-Range Projectiles After New UN Sanctions -- Bloomberg
North Korea 'fires missiles' into sea hours after UN vote -- BBC
North Korea Responds to UN Sanctions With a Round of Missiles -- VICE News and Reuters
N. Korea launches missile test hours after UN introduces new sanctions -- RT
North Korea fires 'projectiles' after new UN sanctions -- Al Jazeera

1 comment:

James said...

A little dialog for the top cover frame with the clapping:
https://youtu.be/JN99jshaQbY