North Korea fires several short-range projectiles
into the sea, hours after the UN Security Council votes to impose
harshest sanctions on the impoverished country.
South Korea said six projectiles were fired at 10
a.m. (0100 GMT) on Thursday into the sea around 150 km (90 miles) off
the North's eastern coast.
President Park Geun-hye used a harsh language,
pledging to "end tyranny," while China said it hoped all parties could
refrain from actions that escalate tension.
The escalation came after the Security Council
passed its harshest sanctions drafted by the United States against
Pyongyang on Wednesday.
The new UN sanctions include mandatory inspections
of cargo leaving and entering North Korea by land, sea or air, a ban on
all sales or transfers of small arms and light weapons to Pyongyang and
expulsion of diplomats from the North, who engage in "illicit
activities."
US President Barack Obama welcomed the measures as
"a firm, united, and appropriate response" to Pyongyang's January 6
nuclear test and February 7 rocket launch.
"The international community, speaking with one
voice, has sent Pyongyang a simple message: North Korea must abandon
these dangerous programs and choose a better path for its people," Obama
said.
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