North Korea is presumed to have fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) off its eastern coast in South Hamgyong province Saturday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

The JCS earlier in the day said the North had launched “unidentified projectiles twice” in the vicinity of Sondok in South Hamgyong Province.

“Our military today (August 24) detected two unidentified projectiles — which are presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles — were launched toward the East Sea … at 0645 and 0702 local time,” it said.

The projectiles flew around 380km at an apogee of 97 km, the JCS said,