South Korea claims North Korea launched several cruise missiles off the west coast

South Korea on Friday (February 2, 2024) claimed that warring neighbour North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the west coast, media stories stated.

This is the newest launch in the sequence of missiles test-fired by North Korea.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) stated it detected the North’s launch at round 11 a.m. from its west coast. It didn’t specify the variety of missiles, reported Yonhap information company.

“While strengthening our monitoring and vigilance, our army has been intently coordinating with the United States to watch further indicators of North Korea’s provocations,” the JCS stated in a textual content message despatched to reporters as quoted by the South Korea information company.

Recently, North Korea fired the Hwasal-2 cruise missile off the west coast.