South Korea's military says North Korea fired suspected ballistic missile into eastern sea

　　China News Agency, Seoul, February 27 (Reporter Liu Xu) On the 27th local time, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile launch from the North Korean Sunan area at 7:52 a.m. to the eastern sea. body.

The South Korean military is analyzing the projectile's range and high-level parameters.

　　Yonhap News Agency reported that the South Korean government urgently held a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Security Council (NSC) on the morning of the 27th, expressing deep regret over the launch of a suspected ballistic missile launched by North Korea that day, and discussing the response plan.

　　According to Korean media, this is the eighth launch by North Korea this year, and it is also the first test launch in 28 days since the launch of a medium- and long-range ballistic missile on January 30.

According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on January 31, North Korea conducted an acceptance test of the Hwasong-12 surface-to-surface medium and long-range ballistic missile on the 30th, with the purpose of testing the missile and fully confirming its accuracy.

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