North Korea launches missiles for third time this month says South Korea

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news programme at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea on Tuesday (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

North Korea has fired multiple cruise missiles into waters off its western coast, South Korea’s military has said.

Tuesday’s third launch of such weapons this month comes as the North continues to flaunt its expanding arsenal of weapons designed to overwhelm its rivals’ defences.