Seoul says N Korea launched about 10 ballistic missilesSEOUL, AFPNorth Korea yesterday fired about 10 ballistic missiles to the sea toward Japan, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, days after Pyongyang warned of “terrible consequences” over ongoing South Korea-US military drills. The Japanese Ministry of Defense also confirmed North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles that reached a maximum altitude of about 80km and fell outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone near the Korean Peninsula’s east coast. It also ordered agencies to maintain readiness, as the launch occurred during the joint US-South Korea military drills. The number of the missiles launched yesterday was unusual, and that the timing was notable, analysts said. Earlier this week, Kim Yo-jong, a powerful confidante of her brother, Kim Jong-un, said the joint drills “may cause unimaginably terrible consequences.”
