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North Korea launches flurry of short-range ballistic missiles

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North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan on Thursday morning, Seoul's military said, in what officials characterized as a possible test ahead of export to Russia.

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  1. New York Post

    North Korea fires short-range missiles possibly in performance test for export (opens New York Post)

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    North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Thursday, possibly to test the performance and stability of various projectiles intended for export.

  2. Fox News

    North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles into sea, South Korea says (opens Fox News)

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    North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea Thursday in what South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff is calling a "clear act of provocation" in the region.

  3. UPI

    North Korea launches flurry of short-range ballistic missiles (opens UPI)

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    North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan on Thursday morning, Seoul's military said, in what officials characterized as a possible test ahead of export to Russia.

  4. BNO News

    North Korea fires ballistic missile into East Sea (opens BNO News)

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    North Korea has launched an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea, according to South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced the launch of the North Korean missile on Thursday at around 8 a.m., local time.

  5. WHEC Rochester

    South Korea says North Korea has fired several missiles toward its eastern waters (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    North Korea has fired various types of short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, according to South Korea's military, which was analyzing whether the tests were linked to the North’s weapons exports to Russia amid the prolonged aggression in Ukraine.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles, says Seoul – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said.

  7. Al Jazeera

    North Korea fires missiles off east coast, South Korea says (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Seoul’s military says launches may have been to test weapons intended for export.

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