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

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missiles launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 18, 2024. This undated photo released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on Sept. 13, 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a test firing of a new-type 600mm multiple rocket launcher at an undisclosed ocation in North Korea.

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday that landed in the sea off its east coast, South Korea and Japan said.