North Korea fires ballistic missiles off eastern coast, Seoul says
South Korea said it was closely exchanging information on the launches with the US and Japan.
![South Korea's K-2 tanks fire during a South Korea-US joint military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea [File: Jung Yeon-je/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2023-06-15T084135Z_259957800_RC2KJ1ARKAUO_RTRMADP_3_SOUTHKOREA-USA-MILITARY-1788746460.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer "Kang Kon", at Wonsan Port, North Korea, September 6, 2026 in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency [KCNA/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-06T220958Z_1520531840_RC2XDNABDUIX_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-WARSHIP-1788736478.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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