North Korea fires five short-range projectiles into sea: South

North Korea has fired four short-range projectiles into the waters off its east coast, South Korea’s army says.

An official with South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were launched from the suburbs of the North Korean city of Hamhung just before 3:20 p.m. local time (0620 GMT) on Monday and landed in the East Sea, or Sea of Japan, after flying about 200 kilometers (125 miles).