North Korea fires two ballistic missiles days after claiming it tested cruise missile, South says
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Seoul, South Korea — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into waters off its eastern coast Wednesday afternoon, two days after claiming to have tested a newly developed missile in a resumption of its weapons displays after a six-month lull.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were launched from central North Korea.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the missiles landed outside of the Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone in the waters between northwestern Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
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