TEHRAN, Jul 25 - North Korea launched two new versions of short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday local time, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - A U.S. official confirmed that North Korea had launched two short-range missiles.
"North Korea today launched two unidentifiable objects at 5:34 and 5:57 am," according to a statement from South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The flight distance of the first missile was approximately 430 kilometers (265 miles), while the second flew about 690 kilometers (428 miles). Both flew at an altitude of about 50 kilometers, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Earlier, when the South Korean military had tracked the first launch, the statement said, "Our military is keeping close watch in case of additional launches."
The missiles were fired from Wonsan in eastern North Korea and landed in the Sea of Japan.
Source: ABC news
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