North Korea launched Saturday "unspecified projectiles" at sea, the South Korean Yonhap news agency quoted the army chief of staff as the fifth missile launch by North Korea in two weeks.

According to Yonhap, the South Korean Chief of Staff said the projectiles were fired from a location near the North Korean city of Hamhong and fell into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of ​​Japan. ready".

The projectiles came days after North Korea conducted missile tests, which it said were a "proper warning" to the United States and South Korea in response to their joint military exercises.

Speaking to reporters outside the White House ahead of the news of the latest launches, US President Donald Trump said North Korean President Kim Jong-un was not happy with the joint exercises. "I didn't like it either.

He also again downplayed Pyongyang's recent series of tests, saying "the missile tests were all short-range, not ballistic missile tests, not long-range missiles."

Washington and Seoul began joint military exercises on Monday, despite Pyongyang's warnings that the exercises could torpedo nuclear negotiations with the United States.

UN resolutions prevent North Korea from firing ballistic missiles, whether short, medium or long-range.