Report: North Korea tests missiles off coast

North Korea has fired three short-range missiles into waters off its western coast in an apparent routine test, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday.

North Korea fired ship-to-ship missiles into the West Sea on Friday, Yonhap said, citing South Korean government officials it did not identify.

An official with South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it could not confirm the report, citing intelligence matters. The Defense Ministry also said it could not confirm the report.

The reported firings came after the North launched missiles off the western coast in March in what South Korea's government said at the time was a routine test firing.

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