(Xinhua)10:48, July 31, 2019
SEOUL, July 31 — The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday.
The two missiles were launched at 5:06 a.m. and 5:27 a.m. local time each near the DPRKs eastern city of Wonsan, traveling about 250 km at an altitude of some 30 km.
The South Korean military was maintaining defense posture, while monitoring relevant situations in preparation for a possibly additional missile launch, the JCS said.
The DPRKs new move came less than a week after the countrys launch of two short-range ballistic missiles that were fired near the same Wonsan area.