It was the first time a ballistic missile had landed near the South’s waters since the peninsula was divided in 1945, and the most missiles fired by North Korea in a single day.
The short-range ballistic missiles were fired from off east coast of North Korea, four days after it exchanged warning shots with South Korea off the west coast amid rising tension.
North Korea fired some 170 rounds of artillery into 'sea buffer zones' off its east and west coasts. South Korea also scrambled fighter jets in retaliation.
While the timing is still unclear, North Korea has finished all technical preparations for a new test in the underground tunnels at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test site.
South Korean officials say the rise could mean it is close to resuming nuclear testing, a first since 2017. North Korea, on the other hand, said the tests were for 'self defence'.
North Korea also condemned the US for repositioning an aircraft carrier off the Korean peninsula, stating it posed a serious threat to the stability of the situation.
Intended as a demonstration to deter North Korea, South Korea said it was conducting a nighttime drill with short-range ballistic missiles when one failed and hit the ground.
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