North Korea fires three short-range missiles amid tensions over drone flights

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in its latest weapons display on Saturday (Lee Jin-man/AP)

North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in its latest weapons display.

It came a day after rival South Korea launched a solid-fuelled rocket as part of its efforts to build a space-based surveillance capability to better monitor the North.