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| North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles from Wonsan, Gangwon Province, into the East Sea on Thursday morning, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. In the photo released by North Korean state-run Korean Central Television, a North Korean missile is being launched from a transporter erector launcher on May 9, 2019. Yonhap |
By Ko Dong-hwan
South Korea said Thursday Pyongyang has launched two unidentified projectiles into the sea off its east coast.
The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectile launch came from an area near the eastern city of Wonsan in Gangwon Province.
The authority said the projectiles were fired at 5:34 a.m. and 5:57 a.m. each and flew about 430 kilometers.
The authority said that based on the distance, the projectiles appeared similar to the Iskander-class short-range missiles Pyongyang had fired off two times in last May.
Pyongyang's latest projectile firing came in 78 days since May 9.
A senior U.S. government official told Yonhap News Agency following the firing that the U.S. is aware of reports that North Korea has launched a projectile.
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