S. Korean military says DPRK fires 2 ballistic missiles toward eastern waters-Xinhua

S. Korean military says DPRK fires 2 ballistic missiles toward eastern waters

Source: Xinhua| 2022-10-01 07:09:45|Editor: huaxia

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Saturday.

The JCS said in a statement that it detected two short-range ballistic missiles, launched by the DPRK from the Sunan area in Pyongyang between 6:45 a.m. and 7:03 a.m. local time into the eastern waters.

The DPRK fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern waters on Thursday and Wednesday respectively and one short-range ballistic missile into the eastern waters on Sunday.

According to the South Korean military, in 2022 alone, the DPRK has test-fired ballistic missiles 20 times and cruise missiles twice.

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