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North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into East Sea: Seoul

KathmanduPati September 15, 2021

SEOUL – North Korea on Wednesday fired two ballistic missiles into the East Sea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

The missiles were fired from central inland areas of North Korea on Wednesday afternoon (local time), South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency said citing the JCS as saying in a statement. The South Korean and the US intelligence authorities are analysing details for additional information.

“Our military maintains a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the US,” the JCS said. North Korea tested a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, Korean Central News Agency KCNA said on Monday. The missile flew 1,500 kilometres (932 miles) before hitting the target. (ANI)