North Korea fired "several cruise missiles" into the Yellow Sea between China and the Korean peninsula on Saturday, July 22, 2023, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Pyongyang's latest provocation comes as concern grows over the whereabouts and wellbeing of a US soldier who made an unauthorised dash into North Korean territory earlier this week, with the reclusive regime so far remaining tight-lipped about the incident.
The United States has said it is "very concerned" about Private Second Class King's treatment, and as of Saturday, Pyongyang had yet to respond to inquiries about the soldier.
Saturday's launches are just the latest in a series by Pyongyang, and come as Seoul and Washington ramp up defence cooperation, with relations between the two Koreas nearing an all-time low.
The cruise missile launches took place around 4 am (1900 GMT) on Saturday, Seoul's military said.
"South Korean and US intelligence authorities were analysing the launches while monitoring signs of additional activities," the JCS said.
North Korea had fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its opposite coast toward Japan just three days earlier.
The isolated country has been subject to UN sanctions since 2006 over its missile launches and nuclear programs, with additional sanctions in 2017 limiting its crude oil imports.
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