North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards sea

Seoul [South Korea], May 9: North Korea on Thursday fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing Seoul's military.
Pyongyang launched the missiles towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, at around 8:10 am (0100 GMT) from the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, Yonhap quoted the general staff in Seoul (JCS) as saying. No further details were initially provided.
"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," Yonhap cited the JCS as saying in a notice to reporters. Yonhap said this was Pyongyang's first ballistic missile launch since March 10. (DPA)
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