North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles into sea

North Korea yesterday fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea  which is latest in a series of such launches by Pyongyang.

South Korean military said the projectiles were fired from near the city of Tongchon of Kangwon Province into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan. It is an extension of recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles launched from the North's eastern coast landed in waters between the Korean



Peninsula and Japan. South Korean military is monitoring the situation in case of additional launches while maintaining a readiness posture.

South Korea's presidential office said National Security Adviser Chung Eui yong was presiding over an emergency National Security Council meeting about the launches and President Moon Jae in was being briefed on the developments. 

Meanwhile, Japan's Defense Ministry said the North Korean projectiles did not reach the country's territorial waters or its exclusive economic zone.