By Anadolu staff
ANKARA (AA) - North Korea on Thursday fired multiple cruise missiles into the East Sea, according to South Korea's military.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches at about 9 a.m. (local time) from the Sondok area in South Hamgyong province, the Seoul-based Yonhap news agency reported.
It marked North Korea's latest missile launch after it fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on May 8.
The JCS said that South Korean and the US intelligence authorities are conducting a "detailed" analysis of the latest development.
*Writing by Aamir Latif