Seoul, South Korea
CNN
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South Korean officials said North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday.
The missile was launched from the Sunan area of Pyongyang at around 4:32 pm local time, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement on Friday. It added that two missiles were launched into the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
The Japan Coast Guard said it believed the ballistic missile fell outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, citing information from the Ministry of Defense.
This is the 36th day this year alone that North Korea has launched a missile, often launching multiple weapons at once.
Under leader Kim Jong-un, the isolated country has aggressively stepped up missile tests, with US and South Korean experts warning North Korea may be preparing for a nuclear test. ing.
Satellite images earlier this year showed activity at an underground nuclear test site.
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