North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of ​​Japan

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North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of

(called the East Sea in Korea)

during the early hours of Sunday morning (local time ), the

It is the seventh launch in two weeks carried out by the North Korean regime and comes after the conclusion of naval exercises in waters around the Korean peninsula in which a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has participated, whose presence in the area has been criticized. for

North Korea said, according to a statement released on Saturday, that its recent missile tests are a "self-defense" measure against

The test was detected by the South Korean and also the Japanese authorities, who reported the launch of two projectiles around 1:40 local time on Sunday (16:40 GMT on Saturday) and 1:50, according to information from the

collected by the public channel

The projectiles were short-range, according to the South Korean military, which is still discussing details of the launch with its allies, the local

Both missiles may have fallen in waters outside the Japanese

, without damage to ships that could be found in the area where they fell, according to the

Japanese

North Korea's missile launches have intensified since the arrival of the

aircraft carrier and its strike group to participate in joint exercises with

and Japan.

This morning's launch comes after Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles on the 6th.

This is the 25th test of the Asian country so far this year and the seventh in the last two weeks.

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