North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles on Monday from an airport in its capital city of Pyongyang, South Korea’s military reported, the fourth test this month to demonstrate its expanding missile arsenal. Japan also reported the launch, with chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno condemning it as a threat to peace and security.

In less than two weeks, nuclear-armed North Korea has conducted three other missile tests, an unusually rapidseries of launches. Two of them involved single “hypersonic missiles” capable of high speed and manoeuvring after launch.

Japanese Defence Minister NobuoKishi said the missiles appeared to have travelled about 300 km and landed in the ocean near North Korea’s east coast.

Source: VOV5