North Korea fires unidentified projectiles into the sea, according to South Korea

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• North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into its eastern sea on Monday, according to South Korea.
• Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed the launches in a statement but couldn't immediately say how far the projectiles flew or whether the weapons were ballistic or rocket artillery.
• The weapons demonstration comes after a months-long hiatus that could have been forced by the coronavirus crisis in Asia.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into its eastern sea on Monday as it begins to resume weapons demonstrations after a months-long hiatus that could have been forced by the coronavirus crisis in Asia.

The launches from an area near Wonsan came two days after North Korea's state media said leader Kim Jong Un supervised an artillery drill aimed at testing the combat readiness of units in front-line and eastern areas.

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