SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched multiple close-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea this year.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from Jongju city on the North’s west coast.
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