When North Korea missile came perilously close to Air France plane

The missile and the Boeing 777 came within 100 kms of each other over northernmost of Japan's main islands, Hokkaido.

An Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) test fired by North Korea came within 100 kms of an Air France flight carrying over 300 passengers, said reports.

With the Pentagon stating N Korea's ICBM flew through the busy airspace, Air France maintained that its plane was not in danger.

The Air France is, however, extending its no-fly zone around North Korea as a precaution, reported BBC.

On July 28, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed that North Korea fired a missile and it may have landed in the sea off Japan. In Washington, a Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt Jeff Davis, confirmed that a launch of a ballistic missile from North Korea had been detected.

The missile and the Boeing 777 came within 100 kms of each other over northernmost of Japan's main islands, Hokkaido.

The missile did not interfere with the flight path of the Boeing 777 and there was no change in Air France's services in the region, the airline said.

A Russian-made Buk missile, had in 2014, allegedly hit a Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine. The plane crashed, leaving 283 passengers dead.

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