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| North Korea fires land-to-ship missiles, says South Korea | |
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| North Korea has fired land-to-ship missiles, South Korea's military says. | North Korea has fired land-to-ship missiles, South Korea's military says. |
| They were launched on Thursday morning local time (Wednesday evening GMT) from the city of Wonsan on North Korea's east coast, according to a statement from the joint chiefs of staff, carried by Yonhap news agency. | They were launched on Thursday morning local time (Wednesday evening GMT) from the city of Wonsan on North Korea's east coast, according to a statement from the joint chiefs of staff, carried by Yonhap news agency. |
| The statement described them as "a salvo of apparent ballistic missiles". | The statement described them as "a salvo of apparent ballistic missiles". |
| Under Kim Jong-un, there have been increasingly frequent North Korean tests, all of which defy UN sanctions. | Under Kim Jong-un, there have been increasingly frequent North Korean tests, all of which defy UN sanctions. |
| South Korea's military said the missiles flew about 200 kilometres (125 miles). |