North Korea Test Fires Missiles Ahead of U.S.-S. Korea Drills

  • Seoul confirms two projectiles were fired from the North
  • South Korea to hold national security meeting: Yonhap
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North Korea fired two short-range projectiles toward the east sea of the Korean Peninsula, as South Korea and the U.S. prepare for a military drill starting Monday.

The missiles were launched at around 6 p.m. Saturday and flew about 110 kilometers (62 miles) at an altitude of 25 km, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message Sunday. North Korean official Korean Central News Agency reported earlier that the regime “successfully tested” a new type of tactical guided weapon.