South Korea scrambles jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes north of border amid tensions - Reuters

SEOUL, Nov 4 (Reuters) - South Korea's subject said it scrambled combatant jets aft detecting astir 180 North Korean warplanes flying northbound of the subject borderline implicit 4 hours connected Friday.

The North Korean craft flew northbound of the alleged tactical measurement line, drawn to up 20 kilometres (12 miles) northbound of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), South Korea's subject said successful a statement.

South Korea scrambled 80 aircraft, including, F-35A stealth fighters, successful response. About 240 craft participating successful the Vigilant Storm aerial exercises with the United States continued the drills, the subject said.

A formation of 10 North Korean warplanes made akin maneuvers past month, prompting South Korea to scramble jets.

The maneuvers came aft North Korea fired much than 80 rounds of artillery into the oversea overnight, and the motorboat of aggregate missiles into the oversea connected Thursday, including a imaginable failed intercontinental ballistic rocket (ICBM).

The launches prompted the United States and South Korea to widen aerial drills that person angered Pyongyang.

Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Jacqueline Wong

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