SEOUL (Reuters) – The North Korean military fired two missiles during a military drill on Tuesday, the country’s state media KCNA said on Wednesday. The launch saw two surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missiles fired from the South Hwanghae province, near the country’s west coast, flying some 611 kilometres before hitting a target, the KCNA report said. […]
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SEOUL (Reuters) – The North Korean military fired two missiles during a military drill on Tuesday, the country’s state media KCNA said on Wednesday.
The launch saw two surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missiles fired from the South Hwanghae province, near the country’s west coast, flying some 611 kilometres before hitting a target, the KCNA report said.
The firing of the missiles come as the 11-day joint drills between South Korean and American forces, dubbed “Freedom Shield 23,” are under way, their largest joint military drills in years.
(Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Chris Reese and Leslie Adler)