North Korea launched another batch of short-range projectiles on Friday, according to the South Korean military, in a provocative military action that comes after it tested four short-range ballistic missiles over the past week.
The South Korean military said North Korea fired the projectiles in the early hours of Friday from its east coast, according to Yonhap news agency. A senior US official said Trump administration officials were aware of the reports and would “monitor the situation and are consulting closely with our South Korean and Japanese allies”.
The launch of the projectiles — which have yet to be identified — marks just the latest escalation by Pyongyang in recent days. The tests have reinforced criticisms from some experts that Donald Trump is being hoodwinked by Kim Jong Un, the young North Korean dictator who in June held his third summit with the US president.