South Korea says North Korea has fired several cruise missiles into the sea

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have increased in recent months as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un continues to accelerate his weapons development

A TV screen shows a report of North Korea’s cruise missiles with file footage during a news programme at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea (Lee Jin-man/AP)

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired several cruise missiles into waters off its western coast.

It marks the latest entry in a provocative run of weapons demonstrations in the face of deepening nuclear tensions with the United States, South Korea and Japan.