North Korea on Saturday fired two short\u002Drange ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korean and Japanese officials said.
South Korea’s military said in a statement that it detected the two North Korean missile launches Saturday morning from its capital region.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Both of the missiles rose to the maximum altitude of 50 kilometers and flew as far as 400 kilometers before landing in the Sea of Japan in areas outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Ino said. The missiles may have been on “irregular” trajectory, which makes tracking more difficult. North Korea views such military drills among its rivals as an invasion rehearsal and often responds with its own weapons tests.
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