North Korean troops based in the eastern coastal city of Munchon first launched several projectiles _ presumed to be cruise missiles _ today, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. The weapons flew more than 150 kilometers off the North's east coast, a South Korean defense official said. Later today, North Korea launched several Sukhoi-class fighter jets that fired an unspecified number of air-to-surface missiles toward the North's eastern waters, the defense official said. The official said North Korea has recently appeared to be resuming its military drills that it had scaled back due to concerns about the cornovirus pandemic. He said other North Korean fighter jets also flew on patrol near the border with China on Tuesday.-AP

Source: The Standard April 14, 2020 07:41 UTC