N Korea moves missiles from facility, says report
SEOUL: Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South Korea’s Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported late on Friday amid speculation that the North was preparing to take more provocative actions.
The report cited an unnamed intelligence source saying South Korean and US intelligence officials detected missiles being transported away from North Korea’s Missile Research and Development Facility at San umdong in the northern part of Pyongyang.
The report did not say when or where they had been moved.
The missiles could be either intermediate rangeHwa song -12 or intercontinental ball is ticHwasong -14 missiles, according to the report, though the missile facility at Sanum-dong has been dedi- cated to the production of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
A source from South Korea’s defence ministry said he could not confirm details of the report or whether there has been any unusual activities in the area.
South Korean official have voiced concerns that North Korea could conduct more pro- vocative acts near the anniversary of the founding of its communist party on October 10, or when China holds its Communist Party Congress on October 18.
South Korea and US forces recently held their first joint short range air defence training exercise in South Korea, according to the US Pacific Command.