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North Korea Fires Projectiles Into Sea

South Korea’s defence ministry says North Korea has allegedly fired six short-range projectiles into the sea. This comes hours after the UN Security Council unanimously … Continue reading North Korea Fires Projectiles Into Sea


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North KoreaSouth Korea’s defence ministry says North Korea has allegedly fired six short-range projectiles into the sea.

This comes hours after the UN Security Council unanimously voted to impose some of its strongest ever sanctions against North Korea.

BBC says a South Korean spokesman disclosed that the projectiles were fired from Wonsan on the east coast.

He noted that they were still trying to determine exactly what was fired.

The new UN measures were a response to North Korea’s recent nuclear test and satellite launch, both of which violated existing sanctions.

They will result in all cargo going to and from the country being inspected, while 16 new individuals and 12 organisations have been blacklisted.

The United States and North Korea’s long-standing ally, China, spent seven weeks discussing the new sanctions.