North Korea said on Thursday night that the two missiles launched this week toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, were intended to send a warning to South Korea, CNN reported, citing North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
The launches were "personally organized" by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "as part of the power demonstration to send a solemn warning to the South Korean military", said KCNA.
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