North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile on Thursday, days after leader Kim Jong Un visited China amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula over a landmine blast last month that Seoul blames on Pyongyang.
North Korea fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, Seoul's defence ministry said. Pyongyang has stepped up weapons tests in recent weeks despite South Korea's offer of military talks.
North Korea fired "around a dozen" short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, Seoul's defence ministry said, less than a week after South Korea proposed talks over a growing border row.
North Korea launched more than 10 missiles, including short-range ballistic missiles, toward the sea separating Korea and Japan on Thursday, South Korea's military said.
North Korea launched roughly 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, prompting protests from South Korea, the United States and Japan amid rising border tensions.
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