South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff said early on Wednesday that North Korea fired three missiles toward waters off North Korea's eastern coast, one after another, between 6 and 7 a.m. local time. North Korea has been testing weapons at an unprecedented pace in 2022, including the country's first demonstration of an intercontinental ballistic missile in March. UN resolutions prohibit North Korea from testing missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. North Korea also battling COVID outbreakThe apparent tests also coincide with North Korea's first acknowledged COVID outbreak. North Korea has claimed just over 3 million cases of feverishness but only 68 deaths to date.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 24, 2022 21:58 UTC