15 June 2015

News Story: N. Korea Test-Fires Three Short-Range Missile

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday test-fired three short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea's defense ministry said, weeks after claiming a successful submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test.

The North fired three KN-01 missiles from a site near its eastern city of Wonsan, a ministry spokesman told AFP.

"The missiles appear to have a range of nearly 100 kilometers (62 miles)," he said, adding the test lasted 26 minutes and began around 4.30 p.m.

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