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N. Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles off east coast, South says

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SEOUL Sep 05, 2016 - 12:00 am GMT+3
 In this Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, a South Korean army soldier watches a TV news program showing images published in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper (AP Photo)
In this Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, a South Korean army soldier watches a TV news program showing images published in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper (AP Photo)
by Sep 05, 2016 12:00 am

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast Monday, Seoul said, a new show of force that comes as top world leaders meet at the G20 summit in China.

The missiles were fired into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) from the North's Hwangju county at around 0300 GMT, a defense ministry spokesman said, more sabre-rattling that follows a submarine-launched ballistic missile test some two weeks ago.

It is not known yet what type of missile was launched on Monday, the spokesman said, adding that South Korea's military was analysing the test.

North Korea has staged a string of missile tests this year, with the most recent August 24 submarine-launched ballistic missile flying some 500 kilometres (300 miles) towards Japan.

That launch, which was widely-condemned, marked what weapons analysts described as a clear step forward for North Korea's nuclear strike ambitions.

Monday's missile launch came hours after South Korean President Park Geun-Hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sideline of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou.

China is the North's sole major ally and economic lifeline but ties have strained recently over the North's nuclear and missile tests that raised tension on the peninsula.

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