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response to North Korea's provocation, our military also launched fire last night (4th) night.

However, a missile that was intended to be fired toward the East Sea fell into the military base in Gangneung immediately after launch.

Flames and smoke soared with a loud noise, and the residents of Gangneung, who did not know the reason, had to panic all night.



First of all, this is reporter Kim Do-woon of G1 Broadcasting.



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The whole night sky was dyed red, and huge flames soared.



Around 11 o'clock last night, an unknown explosion and flashing sound occurred in Gangneung-si, and the citizens were shocked.



[Residents of a village near the military base: At first, the sound of the explosion said something 'bang', so even if you tried to go outside, you couldn't come out because you were afraid.]



After that, a huge roar continued for a while until dawn.



[Gangneung-si Ipam-dong resident: The window just shook.

When I entered the cafe (local community), the mothers were in an uproar.

'There was a fire', 'A missile fell,' and there are people who say they packed something, so can I sleep on this...

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The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the 'Hyunmoo-2' ballistic missile fell into the base immediately after launch, causing explosions and flames.



However, the city of Gangneung claims that there was no prior notice from the military authorities, and the neighboring village also received only one unilateral sea shooting guide text message from the military on the same day.



[Munseokbong/Ponam-dong, Gangneung-si: If we had given the notice in advance, we would have known and slept comfortably at dawn, and we wouldn’t have spent the night nervously…

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Voices calling for a thorough investigation and apology for the slow response of the government and military authorities and the circumstances of the accident are growing.



(Video coverage: Jo Eun-gi G1 broadcast, CG: Lee Min-seok G1 broadcast, screen provided: Kim Hee-soo)



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