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North Korea fires a second ballistic missile over Japan

World news September 15, 2017
North Korea has launched its second missile within a month, forcing Japanese authorities to issue a warning to citizens to seek shelter. South Korea immeidately responded with a missile test of their own.

: has fired an unidentified from near Pyongyang towards the east, South Korea's military says

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Japan's national public broadcaster is warning people to take shelter after North Korea fires a missile

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Sirens echoed in the streets of Hokkaido after North Korea launched a missile over northern Japan

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EYEWITNESS: North Korea missile launch triggered warning siren in Niigata, Japan

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Japanese TV reporting missile passes over Japanese airspace nr Hokkaido. Second time in a month. On air warning below👇🏼 v

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UPDATE: Japanese government is advising people to stay away from anything that could be missile debris, NHK reports

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MORE: Missile launched by North Korea traveled about 3,700 kms at maximum altitude of about 770 kms, South Korea military says

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NHK: Map shows flight path of North Korean missile that flew over northern Japan

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Japan Foreign Minister Taro Kono on North Korean missile: "considering the flying distance, it is believed to be an ICBM missile"

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In a show of defense, SKorean military immediately retaliated by sending a missile of their own, 150 mi into sea

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US Rex Tillerson issues statement on 's latest missile launch.

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Japan's Shinzo Abe: "If N Korea goes down this road further there is no bright future. That needs to be made understood to North Korea."

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South Korea's Moon Jae-in: "In situations like this, dialogue is impossible.”

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Yet another illegal missile launch by North Korea. UK and international community will stand together in the face of these provocations.

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North Korea is "carefully examining" a preemptive missile strike on the US territory of Guam, state media reported.

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