North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, South says

Projectiles were launched from same coastal area as a similar launch a week ago, according to joint chiefs of staff in Seoul

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast less than a week after a similar test launch, the South Korean military's joint chiefs of staff (JCS) said.

The latest launches on Wednesday were from the Hodo peninsula on North Korea's east coast, the same area from where last week's were conducted, the JCS said in a statement. It said it was monitoring the situation in case of additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture.