April 19, 2024
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North Korea fires two further missile volleys

DPRK launches another seven rockets from east coast

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has revealed that North Korea fired two further barrages of missiles from its southeastern coast on Tuesday.  The launch is the third of its kind since Thursday 27 of February and brings the total number of projectiles fired since then to 13.

Seoul’s Defense ministry said on Tuesday that there were two separate launches. At 6 am, the DPRK fired three short-range projectiles from 240mm rocket launchers. The missiles flew 55km before landing in the sea to the north-east of Wonsan.

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