The United States sent air force bombers to fly over South Korea and conducted joint training with fighter jets from Japan and South Korea in the two countries' vicinity on Tuesday, following North Korea's fifth nuclear test last week that sparked a global outcry, according to the Japanese Kyodo news agency.

"These flights demonstrate the solidarity between South Korea, the United States and Japan to defend against North Korea's provocative and destabilizing actions," said Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the US Pacific Command in a press release, referring to the flights including two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers.

The aircraft, which took off from Guam, first conducted fighter interception training with two Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighters in southwestern Japan, before flying over Osan Air Base to the south of Seoul.

Source: MENA