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Japan puts military on alert for possible N Korea missile launch
REUTERS
Published : May 30, 2016, 5:07 pm IST
Updated : May 30, 2016, 5:07 pm IST
It ordered naval destroyers and anti-ballistic missile Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan.
Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea (Photo: AFP)
It ordered naval destroyers and anti-ballistic missile Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan.
Tokyo
: Japan on Monday put its military on alert for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch, ordering naval destroyers and anti-ballistic missile Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan, state broadcaster NHK said.
A spokesman for the Japan's Ministry of Defence in Tokyo declined to say whether such an order has been issued.
