North Korea fires ballistic missiles after US conducts military drills with South Korea, Japan: 'firing range'
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One day after the U.S. held joint military drills with Asian allies, North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from its east coast, according to South Korea and Japan.
"The frequency of using the Pacific as our firing range depends upon the U.S. forces’ action character," Kim Yo Jong said in a statement distributed by state media. "We are well aware of the movement of U.S. forces’ strategic strike means recently getting brisk around the Korean Peninsula." Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to Paul.Best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
South Korea and Japan both detected ballistic missile launches on Monday morning, though the types of missiles and their flight paths were not immediately known.