North Korea Calls U.S.-South Korea Military Exercises a 'Dangerous Act'

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North Korea has criticized the joint U.S.-South Korea Freedom Shield military drills set to run until March 20, calling them a "dangerous, provocative act."

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00:00North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missiles off its west coast, according to South Korea's

00:06military.

00:07It comes as the U.S. and South Korea begin the annual Freedom Shield drills aimed at

00:12strengthening cooperation between their two countries.

00:15North Korea has slammed these drills as a dangerous, provocative act.

00:19State media from North Korea warns that this year's drills could escalate tensions and

00:23risk conflict through accidental shootings.

00:26Set to run through March 20th, live-fire exercises for this year's drill have been suspended

00:31after South Korean jets mistakenly bombed a civilian area, wounding 29 people.

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