North Korea fires 2 short-range projectiles into Sea of Japan

North Korea fired two unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Friday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, in its third series of launches in a little over a week.The projectiles launched from South Hamgyong Province at 2:59 a.m. and 3:23 a.m., respectively, flew about 220 kilometers and reached an altitude of about 25 km and a speed of Mach 6.9, the JCS said, adding it is on the lookout for possible further launches.South Korean and U.S. authorities believe they were a new type of short-range ballistic missile and are working to further analyze the p…READ FULL ARTICLE