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North Korea Fires Several Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea of Japan - South Korea’s Military

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SEOUL (Sputnik) - North Korea on Monday fired several ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area towards the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) said.
"On October 12, at approximately 9:20 A.M [00:20 A.M. GMT[ our military detected the launch of several ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area toward the Sea of ​​Japan," the JCS said in a statement.
The South Korean military has stepped up surveillance in case of further launches, the JCS said. South Korea, the United States, and Japan maintain close information sharing regarding North Korea's ballistic missiles and remain in a state of full combat readiness.
Some of the ballistic missiles launched by North Korea flew more than 900 kilometers (560 miles), the South Korean JCS said.
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