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.

North Korea fires multiple unidentified ballistic missiles toward Yellow Sea
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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.

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