Yoon calls for 'strong response' after N. Korea's ICBM launch

▲ President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 15, 2024. (Yonhap)

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Yoon calls for 'strong response' after N. Korea's ICBM launch

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called Thursday for a "strong response" after North Korea launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile toward the East Sea.

Yoon gave the instruction after being briefed on the launch, which was detected by the South Korean military around 7:10 a.m. from near Pyongyang.

"The president ordered a strong response to North Korea's provocations together with the international community and thorough readiness to ensure North Korea cannot plot a surprise provocation," the presidential office said in a press release.

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