North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles day after US and South Korea jet drill

North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles day after US and South Korea jet drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises artillery firing drills (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea fired ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the US flew powerful fighter jets for a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches were made from the North’s east coast Wonsan region around 3.10 p.m. It said South Korea’s military had bolstered its surveillance posture and was maintaining readiness.

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