The cruise missiles flew a distance of about 1,200 miles in oval and figure-eight patterns, landing in the waters between Korea and Japan, state media said.
SEOUL—North Korea launched four cruise missiles, flying in figure-eight patterns and landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan as military exercises raise tensions in the region.
North Korea fired four Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missiles from the North Hamgyong province, a northeastern region of North Korea, to demonstrate its nuclear counterattack capability, Pyongyang’s state media said on Friday.