North Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile into the East Sea. It was the fifth missile provocation in the last ten days, equivalent to once every two days. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said, "At 7:23 a.m. today, a missile presumed to be a medium-range ballistic missile that was launched from the area of Mupyong-ri, Jagang Province and passed over Japan in the eastern direction was detected."
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SEOUL (AFP): North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile Tuesday (Oct 4) which flew over Japan, Seoul and Tokyo said, a significant escalation as Pyongyang ramps up its record-breaking weapons-testing blitz.