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North Korea Launches Short-Range Missiles into Sea
Date: 5/18/2013 8:53:26 AM Sender: VOA
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A South Korean man watches a TV news reporting missile launch conducted by North Korea, at a Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, May 18, 2013.

South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range missiles into the East Sea -- also known as the Sea of Japan.

The South＇s Defense Ministry says it detected two launches Saturday morning, followed by another in the afternoon.

Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok says the North＇s intent was not clear.  He says South Korea＇s military is watching for any additional launches and "possible provocations."

Japan＇s Kyodo news service reported a Japanese official confirmed the launches and said the missiles did not fall into Japanese waters.

The development comes during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.  Earlier this year, Pyongyang threatened nuclear strikes on South Korea and the U.S. in light of annual U.S.-South Korean military drills and U.N. sanctions imposed on the North after its third nuclear test in February.

About two months ago, North Korea fired off two short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast.  Pyongyang routinely conducts such exercises in an effort to improve its arsenal.

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