The South Korean and U.S. armies fired a series of missiles towards the Sea of Japan in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile that flew over Japan, Seoul reported on Wednesday (October 5th). .
Pyongyang on Tuesday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan for the first time in five years and traveled an unprecedented distance for a North Korean test.
In a statement, the South Korean army general staff said a joint drill was conducted by the South Korean and US armies in response to the North Korean fire.
Each army fired two US-made short-range ballistic missiles, he said.
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