S. Korea and U.S. military fire FOUR surface-to-surface missiles in response to N. Korea missile test that forced evacuations in Japan and ratcheted up regional tensions

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By ANEETA BHOLE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and REUTERS and ASSOCIATED PRESS

PUBLISHED: 19:01 EDT, 4 October 2022 | UPDATED: 20:41 EDT, 4 October 2022

South Korea and the U.S. military fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan – after Pyongyang’s longest-range test to date drew international condemnation this week. 

Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) farther than ever before on Tuesday, sending it soaring over Japan for the first time in five years prompting a warning for residents there to take cover.

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