N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles towards East Sea

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on Saturday. According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the launch was detected at around 5:20 a.m. The missiles were launched from the Wonsan area on North Korea's east coast.

The launch came a day after South Korea, the United States, and Japan wrapped up their trilateral military exercise, called Freedom Edge, in international waters east and south of South Korea's Jeju Island. The exercise lasted for five days and concluded on Friday.

The South Korean military has increased surveillance to detect possible additional launches and is maintaining readiness on full alert while sharing information with the U.S. and Japan. South Korea's National Security Office also convened an emergency security situation review meeting. The U.S. Pacific Command said it was aware of the incident and there was no immediate threat to the U.S. and its allies.

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