Japan says three North Korean missiles landed in its waters

'Three of them landed in our country's Exclusive Economic Zone'

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses reporters on the first official business day of the New Year during a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

TOKYO, JAPAN:
Three of the four missiles launched by North Korea on Monday landed in Japanese-controlled waters, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.

North Korea fires missiles, three reach Japan waters


"North Korea today fired four ballistic missiles almost simultaneously and they flew some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles)," Abe said in parliament.

"Three of them landed in our country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)."
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