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South Korea issues air raid alert after North fires missiles

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea says it has issued an air raid alert for residents on an island off its eastern coast after North Korea fired three missiles toward the sea.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired the three short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday morning from its eastern coastal area of Wonsan.

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on October 28, 2022, after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles according to South Korea's military. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)