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WORLD NEWS Friday 20 September 2024
North Korea’s Kim is bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons

after testing 2 types of missiles

By HYUNG-JIN KIM east coast, and it’s highly
Associated Press unusual for the country to
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — fire missiles at land targets
North Korea said Thursday likely because of concerns
that leader Kim Jong Un about potential damages
supervised successful tests on the ground if the weap-
of two types of missiles one ons land in unintended ar-
designed to carry a “super- eas.
large conventional war- Jung Chang Wook, head
head” and the other likely of the Korea Defense Study
for a nuclear warhead, as Forum think tank in Seoul,
he ordered officials to bol- said North Korea likely
ster up his country’s military aims to show it’s confident
capabilities to repel United about the the accuracy of
States-led threats. its new ballistic missile. Jung
The tests appear to be the said the missile’s high-pow-
same as the multiple missile ered warhead is meant
launches that neighboring to attack ground targets,
countries said North Korea but North Korea hasn’t ac-
performed Wednesday, ex- quired weapons that can
tending its run of weapons penetrate deep into the
displays as confrontations earth and destroy under-
with the U.S. and South Ko- In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, ground structures.
rea escalate. oversees a launch of, what it says, the country’s newly built Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5 ballistic The Hwasongpho-11-
The official Korean Central missile at an undisclosed place in North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Da-4.5 missile’s first known
News Agency said that Kim Associated Press test occurred in early July.
oversaw the launch of the aimed at striking sites in force” and acquire “over- a missile hitting a ground North Korea said the July
country’s newly built Hwa- South Korea. whelming offensive capa- target. South Korea’s mili- test was successful as well,
songpho-11-Da-4.5 ballistic KCNA said Kim also guided bility in the field of conven- tary said later Thursday it but South Korea’s military
missile tipped with a dum- the launch of an improved tional weapons, too,” ac- assessed that both ballistic disputed the claim saying
my “4.5-ton super-large “strategic” cruise missile, a cording to KCNA. It cited and cruise missiles fired by one of the two missiles fired
conventional warhead.” word implying the weapon the Kim as saying that North North Korea the previous by North Korea travelled
It said the test-firing was was developed to carry a Korea can thwart its en- day landed in the North’s abnormally during the ini-
meant to verify an ability to nuclear warhead. emies’ intentions to invade mountainous northeastern tial stage of its flight before
accurately hit a 320 kilome- After the tests, Kim stressed only when it has strong mili- region. falling at an uninhabited
ter (200 mile) -range target, the need to continue to tary power. North Korea typically test- area near Pyongyang, the
suggesting it’s a weapon “bolster up the nuclear KCNA released photos of launches missiles off its capital. q

Malaysian police detain CEO and other leaders of Islamic group

as probe into child sex abuse widens

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Nasiruddin’s four wives and toring of childcare centers. believed to have been ex- 581,000 ringgit ($137,000),
(AP) — Malaysian police on two of his children. Razarudin has said some of ploited to collect public as part of the investigation
Thursday detained the CEO Some family members of the children, aged from 1 donations. into sexual abuse, child
and other top leaders of the late Ashaari Moha- to 17, were believed sod- Authorities have frozen neglect, human trafficking
an Islamic business group mad, who headed the Is- omized by their guardians 96 bank accounts linked and money laundering.q
that is under investigation lamic sect Al Arqam, which and taught to sexually to GISB, with a value of
after hundreds of children was deemed heretical and abuse each other. He said
believed to be sexually banned by the govern- they were denied medical
abused were rescued this ment in 1994, were also treatment and burned with
month from welfare homes named on the list. Global hot metal spoons as pun-
linked to the group. Ikhwan was founded by ishment for being disobedi-
National police chief Raza- Ashaari and flourished after ent. Medical screening has
rudin Husain said 12 men his death in 2010. so far showed that at least
and seven women were Nasirudin earlier said in a 13 teens were sodomized
detained following a police video there may be cases and 172 children suffered
raid on a condominium in of sodomy in GISB homes long-term physical and
Kuala Lumpur. They ranged but denied any wrongdo- emotional injuries, Razaru-
in age from 25 to 65. ing. din said.
Nasiruddin Mohamad Ali, The arrests came after po- The children, whose par-
CEO of Global Ikhwan Ser- lice rescued 402 children ents are Global Ikhwan
vices and Business, and sev- from 20 welfare homes employees, were placed
eral members of GISB’s ad- linked to GISB on Sept. 11. in the homes since they
visory board were among Dozens of suspects were ar- were infants and believed Members of Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings
those detained, Razarudin rested in the case, which to be indoctrinated from (GISBH), center in plain clothes, escorted by Royal Malaysian
told The Associated Press. outraged the nation and a young age to be loyal Police officers depart after a court appearance in Seremban,
Others arrested on the list sparked calls for better to the group, police have Malaysia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Associated Press
seen by AP included two of child protection and moni- said. The children were also