North Korea fires Two ground-based Ballistic Missiles, Crashed near Japan Border

North Korea fires Two ground-based Ballistic Missiles, Crashed near Japan Border

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles Thursday -- the second such launch in less than a week.

South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that two short-range missiles had been fired from the Hamju area of South Hamgyong province toward the sea, off North Korea's east coast, at 7:06 a.m. and 7:25 a.m. local time.

The projectiles flew about 450 kilometers (280 miles), reaching an altitude of 60 kilometers (37 miles), and are believed to have been ballistic missiles launched from the ground, the statement said.

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