
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, following recent missile launches from Wonsan and a reported cluster bomb test.
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North Korea fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from the Wonsan area Thursday, less than a week after South Korea proposed military talks with Pyongyang over the inter-Korean border. North Korean state media reported a cluster bomb test mountable on tactical ballistic missiles on Saturday.
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, the South Korean military said.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch, without elaborating.
The latest launch came after the North fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from the Wonsan area Thursday, less than a week after the South Korean military proposed military talks with Pyongyang over the inter-Korean border.
North Korean state media has reported that Pyongyang also tested a cluster bomb that can be mounted on tactical ballistic missiles Saturday. The South Korean military did not disclose its detection of the test.
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