North Korea Fires Missile Into East Sea
People watch a television news broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean missile test on March 21.
Photographer: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images
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North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, marking the fourth launch of projectiles this month as the rest of the world grapples with the Covid-19 outbreak.
The suspected missiles, fired from the eastern coast city of Wonsan toward a northeastern direction around 6:10 a.m., flew around 230 kilometers and reached as high as 30 kilometers, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message, adding that other detailed intelligence is under analysis with the U.S. forces.