Nuclear-armed North Korea fired off multiple ballistic missiles from its east coast on Thursday, Japan's Defense Ministry said, including one that nearly landed within the country’s exclusive economic zone.
The ministry said the North had launched multiple ballistic missiles from its northeast coast between 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m., with one traveling about 800 kilometers and hitting a maximum altitude of 100 km before falling into waters of the Sea of Japan, outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
A map released by the ministry showed that the missile had landed just outside the EEZ, which extends 200 nautical miles (370 km) from its coast.
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