SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea Sunday fired two ballistic missiles into the sea, Seoul’s military said, in an apparent show of force ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the South.
The North fired the missiles into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) Sunday morning, a defense ministry official told AFP.
“Both landed in international waters beyond its sea border,” the official said.
He did not elaborate on the type of the missile. But Yonhap news agency, citing a military official, said they were short-range Scud missiles with a range of about 500 kilometers (300 miles).
The launch came three days after Pyongyang fired what were believed to be three short-range missiles into the sea on Thursday.
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