North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US sounds off ‘end of regime’ warning over nuclear programme

Site of Friday’s launches closer to South Korea than any other missile launch site

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea, South Korea’s military has said.

In a statement it said two launches had been detected from the North’s eastern coastal Tongchon area around mid-day on Friday.

Tongchon is about 60km (37 miles) away from the inter-Korean border.