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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fires 3 Ballistic Missiles after Unprecedented Year of Tests

31 December 2022, South Korea, Seoul: People watch breaking news about North Korea's firing of three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on a television installed at Seoul Station in central Seoul. (dpa)

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean military said. 

The launches were the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests conducted by North Korea this year, as Pyongyang presses on with weapons development amid speculation it could test a nuclear weapon for a seventh time. 

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