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North Korea launches two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea says

Launch represents Pyongyang's fourth test of 2020

Update at 10:50 and 16:00 KST: This article has been updated to include more details on the launch from South Korea’s military and the Blue House response.

North Korea launched what is presumed to be two short-range ballistic missiles from its east coast on Sunday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) said.

The missiles were fired with a 20-seconds-gap from the town of Wonsan in the country’s south-eastern Kangwon province at 06:10 local time, the JCS reported, flying 230 kilometers at an altitude of 30 kilometers.

“Such military action by North Korea is highly inappropriate at the time