North Korea launches several missiles on eve of U.S. election

05 Nov 2024, 06:16 by Thomas Maresca · UPI

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- North Korea fired a salvo of short-range missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, just hours before Americans were set to head to the polls for the U.S. presidential election.

South Korea's military detected several short-range ballistic missiles launched from the area of Sariwon, a city south of Pyongyang, at around 7:30 a.m., the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to reporters. The missiles traveled roughly 250 miles before splashing down in the sea between Korea and Japan.