North Korea fires ballistic missiles, South Korea says


SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired multiple unidentified ballistic missiles off its west coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, as the United States and South Korea kicked off annual joint military drills.

The missiles were fired towards the sea off the west coast at around 1:50 p.m. (0450 GMT), South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a text message sent to reporters.

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