N Korea fires short-range missiles into sea: Yonhap

March 21, 2016 12:44

North Korea today fired several short-range rockets or missiles into the sea off its east coast, just days after test-firing two medium-range missiles in defiance of UN sanctions, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. Citing a government source, Yonhap said the projectiles were launched at around 3:30pm (0630 GMT) and landed in the East Sea (Sea of Japan). The Defence Ministry in Seoul would not immediately confirm any launches.

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