North Korea launches missile: three countries on high combat readiness

North Korea launched a missile: three countries on high combat readiness

According to DW, this was reported on Saturday by the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"South Korea, the US, and Japan are maintaining high combat readiness while closely sharing information about North Korean ballistic missiles," Seoul's statement said.

The report did not provide information on the exact type of missile, how far it flew, or where it landed.

Earlier, three soldiers were injured in a border explosion

The news of the missile launch spread amid an ongoing dispute between the two Koreas over a border explosion.

On September 21, three South Korean servicemen were injured as a result of an explosion in the border area.

AFP, citing South Korean military sources, reported that Seoul believes the incident was caused by the explosion of North Korean anti-personnel mines.

South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul accused Pyongyang of violating the armistice agreement and expressed his intention to take countermeasures. The Joint Chiefs of Staff demanded an apology from the DPRK.

Pyongyang denied the accusations

North Korea did not accept the accusations of involvement in the explosion.

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, called the South Korean side's statement "extremely base and dirty." Her words were reported by North Korea's state news agency KCNA.

There is no peace treaty between the two countries

North and South Korea are still officially considered to be at war. The Korean War stopped with the signing of an armistice agreement in 1953, but no official peace treaty has been concluded.

The two countries are separated by a demilitarized zone. A demarcation line runs through the middle of this mined area. It is considered one of the most heavily guarded and heavily mined borders in the world.