North Korea fires missiles during military exercise

New images have shown North Korea appearing to fire two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea’s military said.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were fired around 6:45 (2145GMT) and 6:50am (2150GMT) on Saturday from an area around the county of Sonchon, western North Korea.

They flew 410 kilometers (255 miles) cross-country on an apogee of 50 kilometers (31 miles) before landing in waters off the eastern coast.

South Korea and the US were analysing the launches.

Seoul's military urged the North to immediately stop its “very inappropriate” military demonstrations when the world is struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

The apparent missile launch was held as North Korea continues to expand military capabilities amid deadlocked nuclear negotiations with the US Trump administration and the crippling global health crisis.

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