North Korea has fired five unidentified short-range projectiles from an area to the south of Hamhung city, South Hamgyong province, on the country's east coast, from between 3:19 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. South Korean time (2:19 a.m to 3:05 a.m. ET) Monday, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
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The projectiles flew about 200 kilometers towards the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula, the JCS said in a statement.
The South Korean military is closely tracking and monitoring the situation and is maintaining full readiness posture, the statement added.
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