North Korea fires 3 short-range projectiles in apparent strike drill

Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

• North Korea fired three short-range projectiles into the sea on Sunday in an apparent strike drill, South Korea's military said. 
• The military said it is "monitoring the situation in case there are additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture."
• The launches come a week after North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into its eastern sea under the guidance of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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North Korea fired three short-range projectiles into its eastern sea on Monday, South Korea's military said. 

South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff said in a statement that it detected three projectiles fired from the South Hamyong Province at around 7:36 a.m., according to Yonhap News Agency. The projectiles flew about 200 kilometers (125 miles) and reached a maximum altitude of around 50 kilometers (31 miles). 

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