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Daniel Keane

North Korea condemned after firing two ballistic missiles into sea

Kim Jong Un has been criticised for a series of missile launches

(Picture: AP)

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles on Sunday towards the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Sunday, according to authorities in South Korea and Japan.

Seoul “strongly condemned” Pyongyang for escalating tensions after firing two medium-range missiles around 500km into the East Sea between South Korea and Japan.

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