North Korea on Tuesday fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, the South Korean military said, as the country continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the U.S. presidential election.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles flew about 400 kilometers (250 miles) but didn’t specify how many were fired. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said they landed in waters outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone and there were no immediate reports of damage.
North Korea launched seven short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday morning, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said.
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The missile launch was earlier reported by the Japanese Coast Guard. The missiles splashed down outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.