Published 2 years ago

South Korean missile crashes during drill with US

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A South Korean ballistic missile malfunctioned and crashed into the ground early Wednesday during a live-fire drill with the United States, panicking confused residents of a coastal city already uneasy over increasingly provocative weapons tests by rival North Korea. The sound of the blast and subsequent fire led many in Gangneung to believe it could be a North Korean attack, concern that only grew as the military and government officials provided no explanation about the explosion for hours.

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Times of India

South Korea missile fails after successful North Korean rocket test

A malfunctioning South Korean ballistic missile blew up as it plowed into the ground on Wednesday during a live-fire drill with the United States that was a reprisal for North Korea's successful launch a day earlier of a weapon that flew over Japan and has the range to strike the US territory of Guam.

2 years ago·India

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News18 India

Failed Missile Launch Triggers Panic in South Korean City, Govt Issues Apology After Huge Fire

The missile's propellant caught fire but its warhead did not detonate, a South Korean military official told the Yonhap news agency.

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

South Korea missile crashes during drill causing alarm among residents – video

South Korea’s military has apologised after a missile it launched during a drill on Tuesday malfunctioned and crashed to the ground, causing alarm among nearby residents who thought they were under attack from North Korea, which had test launched a missile earlier in the day.The live-fire drill, involving South Korea and the US, was supposed to be a show of strength by the allies, hours after North Korea sent an intermediate-range missile over n…

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

South Korea missile crash during drill with US panics wary city

A South Korean ballistic missile has malfunctioned and crashed into the ground during a live-fire drill with the United States, panicking residents of a coastal city already uneasy over increasingly provocative weapons tests by North Korea.

2 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

Residents near fiery South Korean missile crash 'thought it was a war'

By Daewoung Kim and Joori Roh SEOUL - Hours after North Korea flew a ballistic missile over neighbouring Japan on Tuesday, residents in a South Korean seaside town were startled to see flames leaping from a nearby military base and missiles soaring into the sky. It wasn't the start of a war, but a South Korean display of military force that went wrong in a blaze of burning rocket fuel.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

South Korea missile launch fails, shaking residents of coastal city

A malfunctioning South Korean ballistic missile blew up as it plowed into the ground Wednesday during a live-fire drill with the United States that was a reprisal for North Korea's successful launch a day earlier of a weapon that flew over Japan and has the range to strike the U.S. territory of Guam.

2 years ago·Canada

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