North Korea may have fired two ground-to-air missiles near its border with China on Wednesday, a Japanese news report said, citing unidentified sources.
Pyongyang was believed to have launched the missiles ”in the direction towards China,” Kyodo News agency reported, citing an Asian security source.
The exact time of their launch and where they landed was unknown, the report said.
Japan’s Defence Ministry refused to comment, saying it could not disclose information on specific activities.
But Japan ”constantly monitored the military activities of neighbouring countries,” a spokesperson said on condition of anonymity, citing regulations.
Pyongyang shocked Tokyo and other nations when it test-fired a ballistic missile over northern Japan in 1998. — Sapa-AFP