People watch news reporting projectiles launched by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 14, 2022. The DPRK fired two short-range projectiles into eastern waters, the third launch in less than two weeks, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Friday. (Photo by Seo Yu-Seok/Xinhua)
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range projectiles into eastern waters, the third launch in less than two weeks, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Friday.
The JCS said in a statement that the South Korean military detected two projectiles, presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles, which were launched northeastward into the East Sea from the DPRK's northwestern Uiju area in North Pyongan Province at about 2:41 p.m. (0541 GMT) and 2:52 p.m. local time (0552 GMT) respectively.
The projectiles traveled some 430 km at an altitude of around 36 km. The intelligence authorities of South Korea and the United States were precisely analyzing further details on them, according to the JCS.
The JCS noted that the South Korean military was monitoring relevant situation and maintaining readiness posture to prepare for the possibly additional launch by the DPRK.
The DPRK said earlier this week that it successfully conducted a "hypersonic gliding warhead" test on Tuesday under the supervision by top leader Kim Jong Un.
The DPRK's Korean Central News Agency said last week that it successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile on Jan. 5.
South Korea's presidential National Security Council (NSC) held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures towards Pyongyang's projectile launches, according to Yonhap news agency. ■
People watch news reporting projectiles launched by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 14, 2022. The DPRK fired two short-range projectiles into eastern waters, the third launch in less than two weeks, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Friday. (Photo by Seo Yu-Seok/Xinhua)
