North Korea fires three short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul's military says, adding a final salvo to Pyongyang's record-breaking blitz of launches this year
Not counting Saturday's tests, North Korea fired around 70 ballistic missiles, Yonhap news agency says, including about eight intercontinental ballistic missiles.
North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, the latest in a barrage of weapons tests this year that came days after it increased tensions by allegedly flying drones into South Korean airspace. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected the three launches from an inland area south of Pyongyang, the North's capital, on Saturday morning.
It said South Korea has boosted its surveillance posture and maintains a readiness in close coordination with the United States.It was North Korea's first missile launch in eight days and came five days after South Korea accused Pyongyang of flying five drones into South Korea's airspace for the first time since 2017.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has called for boosting his country's air defence network and vowed to sternly deal with provocations by North Korea.Not counting Saturday's tests, North Korea fired around 70 ballistic missiles about 38 times this year,Source: TRTWorld and agencies
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