Cyprus Mail
AsiaWorld

North Korea launches space rocket months after failed satellite attempt

file photo: a missile launch is seen at an undisclosed location in north korea
file photo: a missile launch is seen at an undisclosed location in North Korea

North Korea launched what appeared to be a space launch vehicle on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, in what would be the country’s second such attempt this year after a May launch crashed.

The launch prompted emergency warnings in Japan just before 4am local time (10pm in Cyprus) over the J-alert broadcasting system, telling residents of the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa to take cover indoors. That was lifted minutes later.

Two days ago Pyongyang said it would launch a satellite between August 24 and the end of the month.

Follow the Cyprus Mail on Google News

Related Posts

Zelenskiy visits Ukraine’s embattled Kharkiv as Russian pressure mounts in east

IMF to launch new Ukraine mission to review loan, latest economic developments

Spain denies port call for ship carrying arms to Israel

Moldovan parliament votes to hold EU referendum, presidential election on Oct. 20

Reuters News Service

Turkey convicts former pro-Kurdish party officials over 2014 Kobani protests

Slovakia PM Fico’s fate remains in balance after surgery