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S.Korea military apologises over failed missile, says warhead did not explode

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Published: Oct 5, 2022, 02:06 UTC

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military apologised on Wednesday for causing residents to worry about a failed missile launch during its joint drill with the United States in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan a day earlier.

oSouth Korean and U.S. military launch 4 surface-to-surface missiles in response to N.Korea missile test

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military apologised on Wednesday for causing residents to worry about a failed missile launch during its joint drill with the United States in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan a day earlier.

The military also said the warhead of the missile – the South Korean Hyunmoo-2 – did not explode.

(Reporting by Joori Roh; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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