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The Associated Press

North Korea conducts 4th round of missile tests in 1 week

A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file imagery, is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday. (Lee Jin-man/AP)

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbors said, the fourth round this week of weapons launches that prompted quick, strong condemnation from its rivals.

In an unusually strong rebuke of North Korea's weapons programs, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said North Korea's "obsession" with nuclear weapons is deepening the suffering of its own people, and warned of an "overwhelming response" from South Korean and U.S. militaries should such weapons be used.

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