North Korea has reportedly test-fired 4 short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan.
South Korea's Defense Ministry says 2 missiles were fired from Wonsan on North Korea's east coast at around 5:20 PM and 6:00 PM, local time, on Thursday.
At around 7:50 PM, another missile was fired from a base near Kittaeryong in southeastern North Korea.
At 9:26 PM, the fourth missile was launched from Wonsan.
South Korean government sources say they believe the projectiles are ground-to-ship missiles with a range of 100 to 150 kilometers.
The South Korean authorities had been expecting North Korea to fire a short-range missile as part of routine military drills as the North recently announced a no-sail zone northeast of Wonsan.
The South Korean military is on heightened alert for more missile launches.
2009/07/03 00:55(JST)
(JST: UTC+9hrs.)
http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_30.html 
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