The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched a total of five short-range projectiles Thursday, ahead of joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States.
The DPRK fired three short-range projectiles between 9:30am and 9:55am local time from its eastern Wonsan area in a northeasterly direction, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
The projectiles, which flew about 220 km, were estimated to be launched from the 300 mm-caliber multiple-rocket launchers. The launchers have been known to have a range of around 210 km, indicating the DPRK success in lengthening the range by 10 km or so.
Two more short-range projectiles, presumed to come from the same multiple-rocket launchers at the same place, were fired at 12:56am and 1:05pm each.
The two projectiles reportedly flew some 200 km and fell in waters off its eastern waters.
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