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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan

A missile is launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency [File: KCNA via Reuters]

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and national media said.

“The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from the Tongchon area in Kangwon Province,” South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday.

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