Nordkorea avfyrade ”ett tiotal” robotar

 

TT-AFP-AP

 

Published 10.33 Updated 11.18

 

A television image of a North Korean missile launch earlier in August. Image from the railway station in the South Korean capital Seoul. Photo: Ahn Young-Joon/AP/TT

North Korea has fired about ten ballistic missiles, according to defense sources in South Korea.

The launch took place from North Korea’s east coast on Thursday, writes the South Korean news agency Yonhap.

The missiles are about ten short-range missiles, an official at South Korea’s defense staff told AFP.

The news comes at a time when international discussions about the dictatorship’s nuclear weapons are underway. Earlier on Thursday, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-Back said that the neighboring country has an estimated 80-120 nuclear weapons.

The day before, US President Donald Trump claimed that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has “57 very powerful nuclear weapons.” Trump has also said he plans to meet with Kim later this year.