The Korea Times
North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in a back-to-back launch that came after President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into the North. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch, without providing further details. The launch came just a day after the North fired another unidentified projectile from the Pyongyang area Tuesday. The projectile, believed to have been launched Tuesday morning, disappeared shortly after it was fired in an apparent failure. The back-to-back launches came after President Lee expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into the North on Monday. At a Cabinet meeting, Lee expressed regret over the drone flights, saying that the incidents have caused unnecessary military tension with Pyongyang. His remarks came after prosecutors last week indicted three individuals accused of flying drones into North Korea between September and January. Hours after Lee's remarks, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of the North's leader Kim Jong-un, issued
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