By Reuters
SEOUL, Jan 24 (Reuters) – North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles towards the sea off its west coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, in the latest sign of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula.
The missiles were fired at around 7 a.m. (2200 GMT on Tuesday) and the launches were being analysed by South Korean and U.S. intelligence, the JCS said in a statement.
It did not specify how many missiles were fired but said further activities by the nuclear-armed North were being monitored.
While U.N. Security Council sanctions targeting the North’s weapons development do not bar testing of conventionally armed cruise missiles, South Korea’s defence minister Shin Won-sik condemned the launches as a serious threat to his country.
During a visit to the 17th Fighter Wing, an F-35 stealth fighter unit, Shin also warned that the North Korean leader’s regime would face its demise if it started a war.
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