Friday, February 28, 2014

S. Korea sees DPRK's missile launch as provocative

Scud MissileSouth Korea's Defense Ministry said Friday that the missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Thursday can be seen as "intended provocation."

"What North Korea (DPRK) fired off yesterday was seen as missiles of scud type given the trajectory and speed of the missiles," Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told a routine press briefing.

Kim said that the launch was seen as "intended provocation" as the incident came after the family reunion ended and the annual war games between Seoul and Washington began, noting that a DPRK patrol ship also violated the maritime border in western waters earlier this week.

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