S. Korea, US fire eight ballistic missiles in response to N. Korea tests

The Army Tactical Missile System firing a missile from an undisclosed location on South Korea's east coast during a South Korea-US joint live-fire exercise aimed to counter North Korea’s missile test. - AFP

SEOUL (AFP): South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles on Monday (June 6) in response to North Korean weapons tests the previous day, Seoul's military said.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the allies launched the ground-to-ground Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile at targets in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, in the early morning.