S. Korea, US stage bombing drills after North launches missiles

Defensive position: South Korean fighter jets preparing to take off from an undisclosed location in South Korea. — AP

SEOUL: South Korea and the United States began joint maritime exercises with a US aircraft carrier, South Korea’s military said, a day after it scrambled fighter jets in reaction to an apparent North Korean bombing drill.

The maritime drills will take place in waters off South Korea’s east coast until today, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.