Seoul: North Korea conducted a series of 23 missile tests the day before yesterday. One of these fell near the South Korean maritime border, triggering an airstrike alert. This has caused a stir in South Korea.
The East Asian countries of North Korea and South Korea split apart in 1948. Since then there has been a conflict between the two countries.
North Korea has been ramping up nuclear weapons production in recent years following the failure of talks with the United States on a nuclear weapons deal.
Recently, the US and South Korean militaries engaged in joint military exercises. North Korea strongly opposed this. North Korea has warned that ‘US and South Korea will have to pay the price’.
In this case, yesterday, North Korea conducted 23 missile tests in a row. There were tests of short-range missiles capable of striking ground-to-air targets. In this, a missile fell into the sea at a distance of 26 km from the border of South Korea.
Subsequently, South Korea sounded the alarm that an airstrike was being carried out on its islands in the area. The people there hid in the bunker. The warning was withdrawn yesterday morning.
Meanwhile, South Korea has accused North Korea of firing more than 100 artillery shells into the sea.
More than 150 people were killed in an accident near the South Korean capital Seoul recently.
While South Korea is reeling from this tragedy, North Korea’s missile landed in its waters, shocking the country.
In this regard, South Korean President Yan Suk-yeol held an emergency consultation meeting. In continuation of this, along the border of North Korea, 26 km. South Korean warplanes dropped bombs in the sea off the coast.
“We will not be afraid of North Korea’s threats. “We are ready to face anything,” the South Korean military said in a statement.
These incidents have created tension and excitement in the region.
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