DPRK slams Japan's Abe, warning of 'real ballistic missile'

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea lashed out on Saturday at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for mistaking Pyongyang's recent test-fire of its rocket launch system for a ballistic missile launch, and warned he may "see a real one in the near future".

Pyongyang announced on Friday that its "super-large" rocket launcher is in final review. The announcement came a day after the state Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA, confirmed that DPRK had fired two short-range projectiles into the East Sea. The Republic of Korea's military said both missiles flew around 380 kilometers at a maximum altitude of about 97 kilometers.

In the wake of Pyongyang's firing, Abe termed it a ballistic missile launch, calling it a grave challenge to Japan and the international community, and that Tokyo would monitor the situation with its partners.

DPRK slams Japan's Abe, warning of 'real ballistic missile'

DPRK slams Japan's Abe, warning of 'real ballistic missile'

DPRK slams Japan's Abe, warning of 'real ballistic missile'

DPRK slams Japan's Abe, warning of 'real ballistic missile'

DPRK slams Japan's Abe, warning of 'real ballistic missile'