N. Korea fires more projectiles into sea
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NORTH Korea yesterday fired five short-range projectiles into the sea, in a continuation of weapon launches it has carried out in an apparent response to ongoing South Korea-United States military drills it sees as a provocation.
The projectiles launched from a site near the northeastern city of Hamhung flew about 200 kilometers before landing in waters off North Korea’s east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
The South Korean military was attempting to determine whether the projectiles were missiles, artillery or rockets.
The firings came three days after Seoul said North Korea launched its first medium-range ballistic missile into the sea since early 2014, ignoring UN resolutions against such tests.
The firings appear to be Pyongyang’s response to annual springtime US-South Korean military exercises that it says are a rehearsal for an invasion.
In the past two weeks North Korea has fired several short-range missiles and artillery shells into the sea and threatened pre-emptive nuclear strikes against Washington and Seoul.
This year’s drills are the largest ever, and come after North Korea conducted a nuclear test and a long-range rocket launch earlier this year, leading the United Nations Security Council to impose its toughest sanctions on the country in two decades.
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