North Korea has fired six
short-range projectiles into the sea, South Korea's defence ministry has
said, hours after the UN imposed tough new sanctions. A South
Korean spokesman told the Yonhap news agency the projectiles were fired
at about 10:00 local time (01:00 GMT) from Wonsan on the east coast.
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North Korea says it is entitled to conduct ballistic missile research
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They were either rockets or guided missiles, the ministry said. Correspondents say it is being seen as an act of defiance against the sanctions. Hours earlier, the
UN Security Council unanimously voted to impose
some of its strongest ever sanctions against North Korea.
The new
measures are in reaction to North Korea's recent nuclear test and
satellite launch, both of which violated existing sanctions.
They
will result in all cargo going to and from the country being inspected,
while 16 new individuals and 12 organisations have been blacklisted. The United States and North Korea's long-standing ally China spent seven weeks discussing the new sanctions.
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