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North Korea fires two missiles after US-South Korea drills

North Korea has conducted an unprecedented spree of weapons testing this year [File: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters]

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards the eastern waters of the peninsula — the seventh launch in two weeks of weapons tests after South Korea and the United States concluded their latest round of naval drills.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Pyongyang fired the two missiles from the southeastern coastal city of Munchon early on Sunday. The first was fired at about 1:47am local time (16:47 GMT) and the second one some six minutes later.

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