South Korea: North Korea fires 2 projectiles toward sea

North Korea fired two projectiles toward the Sea of Japan on Thursday afternoon, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, Report informs citingRIA Novosti.

Projectiles were launched from South Pyongan Province.

Armed Forces of South Korea remain on alert and are monitoring the situation.

The Japanese Defense Ministry said what appeared to be a ballistic missile was fired from North Korea, “but that it was not expected to reach Japanese territorial land or sea” .