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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles for second time in a week

South Korea believes Pyongyang may be testing weapons for sale to Russia [Anthony Wallace/AFP]

North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards its east coast, South Korea and Japan said, in the second such test in a week.

The missiles were launched from Kaechon, north of the capital Pyongyang, at about 6.50am on Wednesday (21:50 GMT on Tuesday) and flew about 400km (249 miles)  towards the northeast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, without specifying how many were fired or where they landed.

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