SKorea retrieves NKorea missile debris

South Korea said Wednesday the recovered debris of a North Korean missile fired toward the South amid a barrage of sea launches a week earlier was a Soviet-era anti-aircraft weapon that dates back to the 1960s. South Korea's Defense Ministry said that an analysis of the 3-meter long wreckage fetched from waters near the Koreas' eastern sea boundary on Sunday showed it was one of North Korea's surface-to-air missiles.

The missile, which was one of more than 20 missiles North Korea fired last Wednesday, flew in the direction of a populated South Korean island and landed near the sea border, triggering air raid sirens and forcing residents to evacuate. The South Korean Defense Ministry said it "strongly" condemns the North Korea's action.