North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the east sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, the fourth launch in a week as Pyongyang continues its provocative streak on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that North Korea fired the two short-range ballistic missiles between 6.45 a.m. and 7.03 a.m. (local time) from the Sunan area of Pyongyang, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Japan’s Defense Ministry said the missiles flew about 350 to 400 kilometers (217 to 249 miles) at an altitude of 60 kilometers (37 miles) before landing outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
Japanese senior vice defense minister, Toshiro Ino, told reporters that Japan had protested against North Korea’s missile testing through the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, Kyodo News reported….