A dozen North Korean warplanes flew over an area near the border with South Korea on Thursday, which in turn sent planes, according to the Yonhap news agency, in the context of missile tests by Pyongyang. North Korea also fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the sea, the South Korean military said.
The incident, the second in a week involving fighter jets, comes amid rising military tensions on the peninsula as North Korea has recently carried out a series of missile launches, the latest of which was the Thursday.
According to the South Korean General Staff, quoted by the Yonhap news agency, ten fighter jets were detected flying 25 kilometers north of the border between the two states between 11:30 p.m. Thursday and 12:20 a.m. Friday local time. The North Korean planes crossed a “reconnaissance line”, prompting an automatic response from the South, according to the same source.
Seoul then sent fighter jets, including F-35As, according to the general staff, Yonhap added.
North Korea denounces a “provocation”
This episode comes shortly after the test of two long-range strategic cruise missiles by Pyongyang on Wednesday, announced by the North Korean official press, which specifies that these tests were supervised by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
On Thursday, North Korea fired another unidentified ballistic missile, according to the South Korea News Agency.
Pyongyang described its recent missile tests as tactical nuclear exercises, simulating attacks on airports and military installations in South Korea.
According to a North Korean news agency, these shipments were perceived as a “provocation” in the North.
Source: BFM TV
