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Added on the 23/06/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Images from North Korean state media show the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which was fired amid joint military drills conducted by the United States and South Korea.
The South Korea-US combined forces hold joint military drills as part of the ongoing Freedom Shield exercise. IMAGES
Images distribured by South Korea's Defence Ministry show US B-1B long-range heavy bombers and F-35 jets taking part in joint air drills with South Korea called "Vigilant Storm". The ramped-up show of force comes after a blitz of missile launches by North Korea earlier this week. IMAGES
Scenes from a checkpoint at the Tongil bridge in Paju, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong joint industrial complex, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas. North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, triggering broad international condemnation after days of virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang. IMAGES
View of North Korea and South Korea's border area from the South's Paju city. Seoul's military said Tuesday it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, with tensions high over Pyongyang's trash-carrying balloons and Seoul's loudspeaker propaganda campaigns. IMAGES
A South Korean news channel in a Seoul restuarant broadcasts North Korea related coverage after Pyongyang's firing of what it claims is a military spy satellite. North Korea's previous efforts to put a spy satellite into orbit in May and August both failed, and Seoul, Tokyo and Washington had repeatedly warned Pyongyang not to proceed with another launch, which would violate successive rounds of UN resolutions. Japan issued an evacuation order to residents in the southern region of Okinawa before rescinding the call after the missile passed into the Pacific Ocean just before 11:00 pm (1400 GMT). IMAGES