SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday test-fired three short-range missiles off its east coast, putting the South's military on alert ahead of a traditional harvest holiday.
The missiles, launched from a location near the southeastern port of Wonsan early Saturday, flew 210 kilometres (131 miles) before splashing down in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), the South Korean military joint chiefs of staff said.
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