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North Korea fired two short range projectiles into the sea off its east coast in what appeared to be the latest try out its new multiple rocket launchers, South Korea's military said.

Seoul - Breaking a month-long lull in missile tests, North Korea fired two short range projectiles into the sea off its east coast on Thursday in what appeared to be the latest try out its new multiple rocket launchers, South Korea's military said.

The test-firing came as the clock ticks down on the year-end deadline that Pyongyang had given the United Stated to show flexibility in their stalled denuclearisation talks. It also coincided with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, and took place one day before the second anniversary of the North's test of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North fired the two projectiles into the sea from launchers in the eastern coastal town of Yonpo at around 5 p.m. .

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