The launch was supposed to be a show of strength in response to North Korea firing a test missile on Tuesday - but it left South Korean residents fearing they were under attack from Pyongyang.
South Korea's military has apologised after a missile it launched during a joint live-fire drill with the United States malfunctioned and crashed, causing alarm among residents of the coastal city of Gangneung.North Korea firing a missile over JapanInstead, South Korean residents thought they were under attack from the North, already feeling uneasy over the increasingly provocative weapons tests by Pyongyang.
The panic and confusion only grew as military and government officials provided no explanation about the explosion for hours. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff eventually confirmed a South Korean Hyunmoo-2 missile failed shortly after launch and crashed during the drill, and that no one was hurt. Footage shared on social media showed an orange ball of flames emerging from an area internet users described as near the air force base.
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