SEOUL, April 8. /TASS/. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has launched several ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

According to their information, the missiles were fired at around 2:50 a.m. Wednesday, Moscow time (11:50 p.m. Tuesday GMT). It was North Korea’s fourth missile launch this year.

Earlier, the agency said citing the South Korean military that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a missile test on April 7. South Korea believes that ballistic missiles were possibly fired.