North Korea has fired at least five short-range missiles into the sea, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
The unidentified missiles fired on Monday flew for 200 kilometers (120 miles) and landed in waters east of North Korea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
North Korea launches five projectiles into seahttps://t.co/jKFoJt7xuE pic.twitter.com/gKCni2f1LK
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 21, 2016
North Korea fires short-range projectiles into sea amid tension over nuclear ambitions https://t.co/1YlPfYw6Bz pic.twitter.com/NdvHHzpcEC
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 21, 2016
The missiles were said to have been fired from the northeastern city of Hamhung.
On Friday, North Korea fired two mid-range ballistic missiles from the east coast city of Wonsan in defiance of tough new United Nations and U.S. sanctions imposed on the country following nuclear and rocket tests this year.
North Korea fires several missiles into the waters off its east coast, says South Korean military https://t.co/zNTT7LrrWL
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 21, 2016
“North Korea should refrain from all provocative actions, including missile launches, which are in clear violation of U.N. resolutions,” Sung Kim, the U.S. special envoy for North Korea, told reporters in Seoul when asked about Monday’s firing.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency says North Korea has fired another missile into the sea
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) March 21, 2016
South Korean military are working to find what types of missile were fired.
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