North Korea has reportedly test-fired two projectiles that fell into the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported early on Monday. The type of the missiles is so far unknown.
The projectiles were reportedly fired off a missile launch site in North Korea’s eastern coastal town of Wonsan.
In a brief statement following the reported missile test, that is said to have taken place on Monday afternoon local time, the South Korean military said it was keeping an eye on the situation “in case of additional launches” and is “maintaining a readiness posture.”
The news about the launch come after a senior North Korean diplomat said in January that there would be “no reason” for Pyongyang, which has been abiding by a self-imposed moratorium on long-range missile and nuclear tests, to stand by its commitments unless Washington lifts “most brutal and inhuman sanctions.”
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