North Korea launches three missiles

North Korea Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing South Korea's defence ministry.

It was reported that the defence ministry detected two missiles launched in the morning and the last one was in the afternoon.

The defence ministry said the launching might be a training or a test launch, according to their observation, and that South Korea is in a high level of readiness, reported Xinhua.