World North Korea launches two projectiles into sea, Japan and South Korea say

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North Korea fired two projectiles , possibly missiles, into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, according to the Japanese coast guard and It says the missiles are necessary to defend against new warplanes and weapons acquired by South Korea , including the advanced

North Korea ’s missile launch would be the first launching of projectiles reported since Donald Trump and Kim North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea on Thursday, South Korea ’s joint chiefs of staff has said Japan ’s Kyodo News said , citing an unnamed government source, that the

North Korea fired two projectiles, which Japanese authorities said appeared to be ballistic missiles, into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, according to the Japanese coast guard and South Korea's military.

The first of two "unidentified projectiles" was fired on Thursday at 4:35 p.m. local time (0735 GMT) from South Phyongan Province, in the center of the country, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a series of statements. A second projectile was detected at 4:38 p.m. (0738 GMT).

The projectiles traveled an estimated 370 kilometers (230 miles) and reached an altitude of 90 kilometers (56 miles), the JCS said, calling them "short range."

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North Korea has fired two unidentified " projectiles " into the sea , the South Korean military says . If confirmed as a missile test, it would be The projectile was fired into the East Sea , also known as the Sea of Japan . The launches are thought to have come from South Pyongan province, according to

North Korea has fired two projectiles towards its eastern sea , South Korea ‘s military said , in an apparent resumption of weapons tests aimed at ramping up pressure on the US over a stalemate in nuclear negotiations. Seoul’s joint chiefs of staff said the weapons were fired from a region near the

Japanese authorities said they had landed outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which extends 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from land.

"Objects that appeared to be ballistic missiles were launched from North Korea," Japan's defense ministry said in a statement. "They did not land within our territory."

The American air base at Misawa, 700 miles (1,127 km) north of Tokyo, posted a "real world missile alert" and urged personnel to seek shelter, before later issuing an "all clear."

© KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images A North Korean flag is seen fixed on a lamp post in front of an artwork featuring Moscow's landmarks in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images) The afternoon launch timing was a departure from this year's string of tests, which usually took place around dawn.

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched two projectiles yet again off its east coast on Friday, as South Korean analysts said President Trump’s repeated downplaying of the North ’s weapons tests had given it a free hand to conduct them.

North Korea fired two projectiles , which Japanese authorities said appeared to be ballistic missiles, into the sea between the Korean peninsula Japanese authorities said that they and landed outside Japan ’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which extends 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from land .

It also occurred on the day that South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended the funeral of his mother, who died on Tuesday.

In a message delivered via the border village of Panmunjom late on Wednesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had expressed "deep condolences" and "consolation" over Moon's loss, Moon's office said on Thursday.

On Wednesday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency cited an unnamed military source who said that movements of transporter erector launchers (TEL), used to fire missiles, had been detected in North Korea.

South Korea's National Security Council held an emergency meeting after the launch on Thursday, and expressed its concern about what it called "short-range projectiles."

"Our military is maintaining a readiness posture while tracking and monitoring related developments in preparation for another launch," the JCS said in a statement after the launches on Thursday.

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North Korea launched two projectiles into the sea on Friday. North Korea has fired at least two unidentified projectiles into the sea off its east coast, shortly after it denounced South Korea ’s Japan ’s defence ministry said the projectiles had not reached the country’s territorial waters or its

North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea on Tuesday morning The projectiles were reportedly launched from South Hwanghae province on North Korea 's Japan 's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that it did not consider there to be a threat imminent threat to Japanese security.

The JCS called on North Korea to stop the launches because they were "unhelpful" for reducing tensions on the peninsula.

Kim Dong-yup, a former navy officer who teaches at Seoul's Kyungnam University, said the launches could be a so-called "running test fire" of a recently developed multiple-rocket system, with the aim of fine-tuning the system for full production.

RISING TENSIONS

Relations between the two Koreas have cooled since a flurry of personal meetings between Moon and Kim last year, and denuclearisation negotiations between North Korea and the United States appear stalled.

On Sunday, North Korea said there had been no progress in North Korea-United States relations.

Kim has set an end-of-the-year deadline for denuclearisation talks with Washington, and in the Sunday statement a senior North Korean official said it would be a mistake for the United States to ignore that deadline.

North Korea has tested several new missile designs this year, including a new submarine-launched ballistic missile fired from a platform in the sea on Oct. 2.

It says the missiles are necessary to defend against new warplanes and weapons acquired by South Korea, including the advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet.

North Korea has also accused the United States and South Korea of continuing hostile policies, including military drills.

On Monday, South Korea began its annual Hoguk military exercises, which it says are for self defense.

North Korean state media, however, blasted the drill as practice for invading the North, and said "South Korean military warmongers are driving the situation into an extreme one."

American officials have played down recent tests, saying they were short-range missiles.

Experts have said several of the new missiles tested this year by North Korea are designed to potentially evade missile defense systems deployed in South Korea and Japan.