North Korea test-launched several short-range unidentified projectiles toward the Sea of Japan from Kangwon Province, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Saturday morning.

"North Korea fired several unidentified short-range projectiles toward the East Sea... near the Kittaeryong in Kangwon Province at around 0649 KST today (August 26)," the JCS said in a statement.