North Korea launches several unidentified projectiles into the Sea of ​​Japan

North Korea

today launched several unidentified projectiles into the Sea of ​​Japan (called the East Sea in both Koreas), the South Korean army and the Japanese authorities reported in a brief statement.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) did not offer any further information about the launches, which come a day after

joint air maneuvers with B-1 bombers.

The Japanese Coast Guard notified that the launch of the first missile occurred at 7:08 local time (22:08 GMT on Sunday), citing information provided by the Ministry of Defense, and noted that the projectile fell outside the waters of the exclusive economic zone. (EEZ) Japanese.

Shortly after, the Coast Guard announced the launch of two more missiles at 7:12 local time (22:12 GMT on Sunday) and 7:13 local time (22:13 on Sunday GMT), which both fell outside the EEZ waters.

These launches come a day after South Korea and the US carried out air maneuvers in which

participated , according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

The statement sent by the JCS did not initially specify the exact number of B-1, although two bombers can be seen in images of the maneuvers sent to the media.

This allied action came in response to the

Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the second with the longest potential range in its arsenal, by the North on Saturday.

The projectile traveled more than 900 kilometers and reached an apogee of more than 5,000 before falling in waters of Japan's Special Economic Zone (SEZ), west of

The Japanese government today convened an emergency meeting team made up of officials from ministries and agencies to gather information about the missiles.

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