North Korea fires two ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters as US brings back its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the volatile region
The launch came two days after North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan for the first time in five years.
Japan's Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada said one of North Korea's missiles flew to an altitude of 100 kilometres with a range of 350 km and the second missile flew to an altitude of 50 kilometres with a range of 800 km.The launch was the North's sixth round of weapons firings in less than two weeks, which has prompted condemnation from the United States and other countries.
The North's flurry of weapons tests in recent days came after the United States staged military drills with South Korea and Japan in the waters off the Korean Peninsula's east coast. North Korea views such drills as an invasion rehearsal.
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