North Korea launches two new ballistic missiles

South Korea’s military was quoted by Yonhap News Agency as saying that North Korea fired two more ballistic missiles into the sea overnight from Saturday to Sunday.

These are the seventh and eighth such operations in two weeks, and come against the backdrop of increasing tensions with the United States, which intensified its joint military exercises with Seoul and Tokyo during the same period.

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The South Korean military chiefs of staff simply said that the two new missiles were launched from the southeast of North Korea, without giving further details. “With enhanced surveillance and vigilance, our military remains ready to take action immediately, in close cooperation with the United States.The Yonhap news agency quoted the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Japanese Prime Minister’s Office confirmed at least one shooting on Twitter.

“North Korea allegedly launched a ballistic missile. More details will followCiting the Japanese government, Japan’s Kyodo News reported that the two missiles were fired toward the Sea of ​​Japan and appeared to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. According to the country’s coast guard, no damage was reported to the ship, the Japanese broadcaster NHK said. Japanese.

The North Korean shooting followed joint exercises between the US and South Korean militaries, which ended on Saturday, according to Yonhap Agency, and exercises with Japan earlier in the week. They are the latest in a series, including, on Tuesday, the launch of a medium-range ballistic missile over Japan, where concerned residents had to be asked to take shelter. North Korea justified its series of missile tests withMilitary threatsAmericans.