North Korea Missiles Pass Near Chinese Passenger Jet -- FOX News/Wall Street Journal
North Korea defended on Wednesday its recent missile firings as "ordinary military practice," as South Korea said Tuesday's volley passed above a Chinese passenger jet's route just minutes ahead of the airliner.
In its first public comment on the launches, North Korea's state media said the missiles' accuracy ensured they wouldn't affect neighboring countries. The firings began on Feb. 21 and ended on Tuesday, state media said.
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My Comment: It is customary for a country that is conducting missile tests to notify it's neighbors. The fact that the North Koreans did not notify the South Koreans or Japanese is not a surprise .... but you would thing that they would tell the Chinese. Apparently not.
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