North Korea fires multiple unidentified ballistic missiles toward Yellow Sea

North Korea fired multiple unidentified ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Monday, South Korea's military said, Yonhap reports.

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The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from the North's Hwanghae Province at around 1:50 p.m. but did not provide further details.

The JCS said it has bolstered surveillance and maintained a full readiness posture under close cooperation with the United States.

Earlier, it was reported that North Korea has fired a suspected hypersonic missile into the East Sea on Monday, the South Korean military said, marking its first provocation this year ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.