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HIEMA: No threat to Hawaii after NKorea reportedly fires ballistic missile over Japan
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors mentioned, escalating exams of weapons designed to strike key targets in regional U.S. allies amid stalled nuclear diplomacy.
The Japanese prime minister’s workplace mentioned not less than one missile fired from North Korea flew over Japan and was believed to have landed into the Pacific Ocean.
It mentioned authorities have issued an alert to residents in northeastern areas to evacuate buildings.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Employees mentioned it additionally detected the launch of a ballistic missile that was fired towards the North’s jap waters. It’s the primary time in 5 years a missile has been fired over Japan.
The Hawaii Emergency Administration Company mentioned there was no menace to Hawaii from the launch.
“Preliminary stories point out the projectile handed over Japan,” HIEMA mentioned, in a submit on Twitter. “Native sources now are indicating it poses ‘no menace.’”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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