SEOUL, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired three short-range missiles into its eastern waters, Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

　　The DPRK launched what were believed to be short-range "KN-01" missiles for 26 minutes from 4:21 p.m. (0721 GMT) from its Wonsan area, a major port on the DPRK's east coast, according to Yonhap.

　　The missiles flied about 100 km, it said. It was the DPRK's third test-firing of the KN-01 missiles this year after launching them in February and May.

　　The South Korean military was quoted as saying that the test- launch was conducted to improve accuracy of those missiles. It said it was closely monitoring the movement of DPRK forces to prepare for possible provocations.

　　The KN-01 is a short-range missile of the DPRK that can be operated as ground-to-ship and ship-to-ship missiles.

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　　DPRK fires 3 short-range missiles into eastern waters: Yonhap

　　English.news.cn 2015-06-14 18:20:41

　　SEOUL, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired three short-range missiles into its eastern waters, Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

　　The DPRK launched what were believed to be short-range "KN-01" missiles for 26 minutes from 4:21 p.m. (0721 GMT) from its Wonsan area, a major port on the DPRK's east coast, according to Yonhap.

　　The missiles flied about 100 km, it said. It was the DPRK's third test-firing of the KN-01 missiles this year after launching them in February and May.

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