N. Korea tests new air defense missile, holds cruise missile drill

KYODO NEWS

North Korea said Thursday it test-fired a new air defense missile system and held a fire strike drill of a cruise missile unit the previous day, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. The report by state media KCNA, carried by Kyodo News, did not detail the weapons' performance or the location of the drills. The activities add to a series of North Korean weapons tests that have raised tensions in the region.