SOUTH KOREA – North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the sea, according to the South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
They were launched early Thursday, travelling a distance of 430 km (270-miles) and reaching an altitude of 50 km before falling into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea.
It came after anger from the North over planned military exercises between South Korea and the United States next month.
The North warned they could affect the resumption of denuclearization talks.
The first missile was launched around 05:34 on Thursday local time (20:34 GMT Wednesday) and the second at 05:57, said the JCS.
They were launched near the eastern city of Wonsan. It is not clear if North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw this launch.(BBC)
