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1st LD Writethru: DPRK fires 7 surface-to-air missiles into eastern waters

Xinhua, March 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired seven surface-to-air missiles into its eastern waters on Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said Friday.

A Defense Ministry official said by phone that the DPRK conducted the missile-firing exercises Thursday evening observed by top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un.

The seven surface-to-air missiles were launched from Seonduk in South Hamkyung Province between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday into its eastern waters. Seonduk is located in the DPRK's east coast. Endi