North Korea fires several cruise missiles off its east coast
Seoul, SOUTH KOREA (EFE) – North Korea test-fired several unidentified cruise missiles into the sea from its east coast on Wednesday, the South Korean military announced.
The projectiles were fired into waters northeast of the city of Wonsan around 9 am, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement.
Both South Korean and US intelligence agencies are conducting a detailed analysis of the launch, it added.
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“While strengthening our monitoring and vigilance, our military has been closely coordinating with the United States to monitor additional signs of North Korea’s provocations,” the JCS said, South Korean agency Yonhap reported.
The latest cruise missile launch is the fifth by Pyongyang so far this year.
Tensions have escalated on the Korean peninsula following multiple weapons tests by North Korea, including cruise missile launches from the land and the sea as well as artillery fire near the inter-Korean maritime border.
North Korea has also announced that it is developing new weapons for its arsenal, which has prompted Seoul and its allied countries to tighten surveillance of the country. EFE