North Korea fired more than 10 rounds of rockets into the Yellow Sea Thursday, just one day after South Korea held joint air drills with the US and Japan — in the latest sign of mounting tensions between the neighboring countries.
The missiles were shot from Pyongyang’s upgraded 240-millimeter multiple rocket launcher — believed to be capable of targeting South Korean population centers including the Seoul metropolitan area — which the hermit country unveiled last year.
“The projectiles, believed to be multiple launch rockets, flew tens of kilometers before falling into the Yellow Sea,”a South Korean military official told local media, adding South Korean and US intelligence are closely analyzing details.
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North Korea has been launching rockets to flex its military muscle. via REUTERS
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