North Korea launched approximately 10 rounds of artillery rockets from multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) on Thursday morning, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed to NK News.

South Korea’s military detected a series of projectiles fired in a northwesterly direction from the Sunan area in South Phyongan Province, near Pyongyang, starting at around 10 a.m., JCS said in a statement, adding that it is analyzing the details with U.S. intelligence authorities.

The military added that it is closely monitoring various developments in North Korea under the U.S.-ROK combined defense posture, and “maintains the capabilities and readiness to respond