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North Korea has fired multiple, short-range ballistic missiles towards waters off its eastern coast, South Korea\u2019s military said, marking its first missile launch in months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The launch of missiles on Wednesday morning comes a week before South Korea hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which will see Chinese President Xi Jinping, United States President Donald Trump, and other world leaders gather in the South Korean city of Gyeongju for talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Korea\u2019s military said that it \u201cdetected several projectiles, believed to be short-range ballistic missiles\u201d fired towards the East Sea, which is also known as the Sea of Japan, the official South Korean Yonhap news agency reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The missiles flew a distance of some 350km (217 miles), authorities in Seoul said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur military has stepped up monitoring in preparation for (the possibility of) additional launches and is maintaining a steadfast readiness posture while sharing relevant information with the US and Japan,\u201d South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, according to Yonhap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Korea last fired short-range ballistic and cruise missiles towards the East Sea on May 8 and May 22 , meaning the latest launch is the first under South Korea\u2019s new president, Lee Jae Myung, who took office in June, Yonhap said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Experts had warned that North Korea could launch provocative missile tests before or during the APEC summit to underscore its commitment to being recognised as a nuclear-armed state, the Associated Press news agency reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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