North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: South Korea
Launch marks Pyongyang's first ballistic missile test since March
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles Thursday toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan), according to South Korea's military.
The launch marked Pyongyang's first ballistic missile test since March, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The missiles flew up to 800 kilometers (497 miles) before landing in the sea.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch, "likely" involving multiple short-range ballistic missiles, from North Korea's eastern coastal city of Wonsan around 8.10 a.m. local time (2310GMT Wednesday).
"Our military has bolstered surveillance against an additional launch and maintains a full readiness posture while closely sharing information on the North's ballistic missiles with the United States and Japan," the JCS said in a statement.
The latest launch came after North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on March 10 as South Korea and the US launched their joint springtime military exercise.
*Writing by Aamir Latif
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